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Coddiwomple:
verb /kod’ ә wom pәl/
To travel purposefully towards a vague destination.
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Chica Jo
Mar 4, 20111 min read
Big “Thanks” to Kim Jones and Family for hosting me in Whangarei
I learned so much from Kim and was amazed at her knowledge about NZ freshwater ecosystems and her ability to calmly and enthusiastically...
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Chica Jo
Feb 28, 20111 min read
Welcome Aboard Western Heights Primary School 5th Year Kids and Teachers!
We cannot wait to see your tapestry sections… please send photos of them when you’re done! It was a fun day.
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Chica Jo
Feb 27, 20111 min read
Sunderland is a Wonderland for Eel Activists!
These kids have been planting along the streambank in their care, raising money for folks in Christchurch, and are now joining the cause...
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Chica Jo
Feb 25, 20110 min read
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Chica Jo
Feb 23, 20111 min read
Baby Eel and Whaleshark Tag at Oturu School!
These little elvers can run AND draw their tapestry designs!
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Chica Jo
Feb 21, 20111 min read
Peria School Kids find Elvis the Elver in their stream!
Helen’s kids are leading the school at rural Peria! In addition to the tapestry, these guys took me to the nearby stream where we found...
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Chica Jo
Feb 21, 20111 min read
The EELY Waiharara School has been making heaps of eel art!
We can’t wait to see their creative tapestry section when it’s done! Yeah KIDS! Thanks for teaching me to slow down and spend a whole...
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Chica Jo
Feb 15, 20111 min read
Glenbervie, Kamo Intermediate, Pompellier, and Raurimu Schools are joining the tapestry!
The Raurimu kids are active kaitaikitanga! The whole school is helping with the tuna tapestry! And what a warm whole school welcome at...
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Chica Jo
Feb 11, 20111 min read
Small but Mighty Portland School Sews to Save the Eels!
The youngsters at Portland prove even little ones can sew to save eels! These Portland kids have a lot of heart...they want to help the...
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Chica Jo
Feb 10, 20111 min read
Velvet Visits Otaika Valley School
The kids at Otaika are super excited about creating parts of the Travelling Tuna Tapestry. It was a fun day and the eels are super lucky...
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Chica Jo
Feb 5, 20112 min read
What’s the big deal about a slimy fish?
The longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii), the world’s largest and longest-lived freshwater eel, and a creature of great cultural and...
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Chica Jo
Jan 30, 20111 min read
Kia ora!
Me, Velvet the sock puppet, the Kiwi kids, and the head of the tapestry! “Velvet’s Travelling Tuna Tapestry” is flying to New Zealand to...
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