| Hi! My name is Daniel Roland. I was born on 18 September 1994. Ultraman is my hero. Here are a few photos of me and my family. Please click on a thumbnail to see a larger photo. |
Birth to 1 year
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My first day. |
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I'm a little chubby. |
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A 70 year old midwife delivered me. |
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Meeting a duck. |
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With mommy at a flower garden. |
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I could stand while holding onto something at 6 months. |
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Some of my first steps. |
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Looking at myself in a mirror. |
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Rambo. |
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Stuffing my face. |
In February 1995, I went to Oregon to see my grandma and grandpa. My mommy and daddy went to Spain, while grandma and grandpa took care of me.
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Grandma giving me a bath. |
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It snowed while they were gone. Here I am with uncle Wayne. |
After mommy and daddy came back, they took me hiking at the beach.
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With daddy. |
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With mommy. |
1-2 years
I went to America again in March 1996. My grandparents took care of me, while my mommy and daddy went to Scotland.
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Me and grandpa. |
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Daddy went to Alaska for U.S. Army Reserve training, while mommy stayed in Oregon. Here I am with my great aunt Adina. |
2 to 3 Years
1997 was an exciting year for me. I climbed a volcano, went camping with my dad, went to the Japan-Scottish Highland Games, went to some hot springs, and rode on a helicopter 4 times!
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Onboard looking towards the cockpit. |
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Getting onboard the helicopter. |
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I am a little unsure about this... |
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Near the top of Mt. Mihara with mommy and daddy. |
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How old am I? |
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On the rim of a smaller crater. |
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In September, we went to the Izu Peninsula, where there are a lot of hot springs. |
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There is also a park where you can see wild monkeys, who live in the hills. |
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Me and mommy in Izu. |
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We fed the sharks at Chiba Zoo. |
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A feeding frenzy. |
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Jaws. |
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Face to face with a goat. |
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My second birthday. |
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Examining a praying mantis. |
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On a Japanese Ground Self Defense Force missile launcher. |
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At nursery school with my friends. |
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Gentlemen, start your engines! |
3 to 4 Years
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In November 1997, I rode Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Chinook helicopters 4 times! |
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About 20 helicopters flew by at one time at the air show. |
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With my classmates at nursery school. |
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Lunch time! |
1998
1998, so far I've been camping a couple of times and went to Tokyo Disneyland.
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It snowed in January. |
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I went to a greenhouse when it snowed. |
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I also visited great grandma Noji. |
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I went to Disneyland with daddy and mommy in March 1998. |
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At Disneyland. |
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With my hero, Mega Ranger. |
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We went fishing in March 1998, too. |
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I went on my 5th camping trip (first backpacking trip) in April. We went to an area with pretty waterfalls about 4 hours from my house. |
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We took the train, and I was a monkey as usual. |
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We hiked in the snow. |
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Our campsite. |
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One of the waterfalls. |
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Another waterfall. |
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With my family (photo by Miki Asakura). |
Please e-mail me! davidroland@usa.net