I’m sorry I’ve been absent. I have been very busy working on graduate school applications. I’ve finally decided on a

While my last night in Nelson was the most depressed I’ve been in a long time, the next day dawned

Now let me preface all of this by saying that Abel Tasman National Park is undeniably a beautiful place. It’s

(I know it’s been a long time since I said anything on this blog.  Mostly I’ve been at home resting

Most people who visit New Zealand say that seeing the country by car is the only way to go, and

The step looked dodgy.  My exhausted brain knew I shouldn’t step there, but it couldn’t transmit the information to my

“Sometimes,” said Sybil from Germany, “You get to a place and immediately feel at home there.”  That pretty much sums

I get off the plane in Brisbane, shiny new visa stamped in my passport (did you know you need a

And so I returned to Queenstown and to Aspen Lodge, which ends up being kind of a black hole: people

Time moves quickly on a farm, but you don’t remember the time going; when your days are marked by the