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Sep 2020
16m 54s

ADAPT and AMAZE yourself in Tropical Hai...

BIG LIFE JOURNAL
About this episode

In this episode, Zara and Leo are hosting a hop-on, hop-off boat tour around the Caribbean islands, but things are getting a bit out of control. Learn how to let go and have fun, even when things don’t always go the way you want to them.



In this episode, children will:

  • Learn how to focus on what they can control
  • Travel to Haiti
  • Meet Edwidge Danticat, a professional writer


Additional show notes available at biglifejournal.com/podcast


Produced by Big Life Journal


Credits:

Produced by Alexandra Eidens and Big Life Journal team. Written and directed by Sarah Cyrano. Sound design and original music by Elettra Bargiacchi. Sound mixing by Mattia Marcelli. Characters played by Sean Chiplock and Ryan Bartley. Managed by Laura Hernandez.



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