So small, in the best ways.
Dear New Zealand, You make me feel small, in the best possible ways. Infinity and I am a speck.…
Infinitesimally small. Isn't it grand?
On a windy afternoon in New Zealand, Drew drove us out to one of his favorite places to see the sun set. We took a long and windy road up and then down a mountain, watching the waves roll in to the coastline as we descended between shrubs and walls…
Rinse, repeat.
I really need to stop packing ... anything. I have an extra suitcase here, but wear the same three things. Always. I'm like "The Fly" now. Black jeans or black leopard pants or Aboriginal leggings (which Olaf has dubbed the 1970s disco…
It's the small things
Found this little tidbit I "Jotted" down in my mobile phone's voice recorder in Queenstown, New Zealand. "As the queen of free things to do, I found the botanical gardens, which is beautiful. Right out of town, along the lake. Y…
And now for something lighter ...
The selfie right before I tried to take the selfie of all animal selfies --- with a cow AND a goat nuzzling either side of my neck. Too bad I slipped in their fresh poop and down the hill a bit and covered my entire body, shoe to shoulder, includin…
Here I am. Thanks for pushing.
Several months ago, holed up in a room to myself (finally!) in New Zealand, I decided I would take a shower, and a photo of myself — hair wet, makeup off, any zit not covered and with the ratty towel I left on my bunk as dressing. The idea was that…
You're 1 in 40 million, babe.
There are 40 million sheep in New Zealand and 4 million something people. In four weeks here, never once did "this" get old. I "awwwed" and my heart did a pitter patter for cuteness every. single. time. I saw lambs. This one ra…
Everyday people: The unexpected tour guide
This is Kay. Kay drove my bus yesterday to the Wai-O-Tapu geothermal area and when she informed us that we did not have time to go swimming because of timing and I didn't see the entire park, she offered to come ... on her day off ... in her…
MacGuyver that gear!
Me. Sewing my ripped backpack with dental floss. MacGuyver would be proud. — on the bus from Wellington to Taupo, New Zealand.…