I stood at baggage claim for almost an hour. Waiting. Waiting to see that yellow ribbon I tied to my blue bag. After 45 minutes, I looked around and saw seven expectant faces. We all looked so pitiful, like we were waiting for someone to ask us to dance at prom. Except the bags wereContinue reading “baggage.”
Category Archives: New Zealand
nz hates jerky.
I’ve been traveling for the last 25 hours. I’ve been through several time changes, and my meal cycle is a bit confused. So in Charlotte, I bought some beef jerky when I wasn’t hungry, since I would need a snack before I got to LA at 8:45pm (which would feel like 11:45pm to me). SoContinue reading “nz hates jerky.”
kiwi cubed.
I’m leaving on a jet plane, and I know when I’ll be back again… in February for my sweet twin brother’s wedding. This has made it easier to say goodbye to friends and family! I’ve gone 5 months without being home before, but I have never gone a whole year. So, c’est la vie.Continue reading “kiwi cubed.”
sweet as, mate.
What I’m learning right now at Barnes and Noble about kiwi language: Flat white: espresso with milk Cuppa: cup of tea or coffee Sweet as: all good “‘Ello, mate. May I please have a cuppa flat white? That’d be sweet as.”
limited time only! ah!!!
I am an advertiser’s dream customer. Call it “limited time only”, and I treat the product like it’s gold. Especially when it’s delicious gold, like pumpkin spice lattes or pumpkin ales or pumpkin cheesecake. So we are flying into New Zealand during their spring, missing the peak of US fall. But then I got toContinue reading “limited time only! ah!!!”
piha.
Brittany, Kasey, and I have our first job on September 26th. But I arrive on the 19th. So I’ve been emailing every cool looking job in Auckland and haven’t heard back until today. Today I got accepted to work at an inn on this beach:
informative! perhaps.
I reckon I should be more informative with this blog. I imagine it’d be helpful for future working-holiday-ers to have a “what I did a month before I left” list. Instead, I’ve been rambling about random thoughts, which is definitely more my style. I’ve never been known as “the informative blogger.” So here’s a littleContinue reading “informative! perhaps.”
sharks.
A conversation with my mother: Me, “I’m going to be able to tell my nieces and nephews that I spent my whole 28th year in New Zealand. Like, exactly, from Sept. 19th to Sept. 19th. I’ll tell them I swam with sharks, I bungee jumped…” Mother, “<sigh>. You better not. If you got bit byContinue reading “sharks.”
lonely planet.
I bought a Lonely Planet guidebook to New Zealand for 50 cents on eBay. It’s packed full of great advice on the best secondhand bookstores, cozy coffee shops, and the most beautiful beaches and hikes. The previous owner of the guidebook is someone very unlike me. In fact, I have learned to note the thingsContinue reading “lonely planet.”
neverland.
I was in the pool today, because the Florida heat in August will kill ya if you don’t stay in the water. I saw my shadow, arms on my hips, and thought I looked like Peter Pan. Then I thought, I am kind of treating New Zealand like Neverland, flying there so I don’t haveContinue reading “neverland.”
beth of fresh air 