“The time has come, the walrus said, to think of many things: Of shoes–and ships– and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” // Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland This post has been very hard to write. I’m sitting in my flat kitchen for the…
Category: moving
the real deal on moving to another country: making friends
welcome back to this three part series on moving to a foreign country. last week, i wrote about the basics: setting up a bank account, a new cell phone, applying for a tax number and grocery shopping. next week, we’ll talk about looking for jobs. but today it’s all about making friends. {cousins. crazy…
the real deal on moving to another country: the basics
new zealand marks the second country i have packed up and moved to, and i’m here to tell you that it’s not as black and white as it looks. i had this discussion at dinner one night with another expat/transient and we agreed that unless you’ve actually done it, you really have no clue what…
a little update: wellington
well, hello there! after a few days of hiatus – thanks for that, by the way – i’ll be back with some great content about my new city: wellington, new zealand! but for now, here are some pictures and a little recap of my week 🙂 as you know, i left the states on tuesday…
countdown new zealand: on my way!
good morning, everyone! happy wednesday 🙂 if you’re reading this on wednesday morning, stateside times, i’m in the air on my way to new zealand! around noon today, i’ll land in nadi, fiji, for a short layover and then i have a 4 hour flight to wellington. am i stoked? YES. am i FREAKING OUT? …
countdown new zealand: packing up
welp, i’ve done it. i’ve finalised my packing list. after reading through several blogs from girls who have spent a year in new zealand and other “how to pack for a year abroad” lists, i’ve got a solid list. i’ve also got clothes strewn across my room but the clothes i’m packing were condensed on…
countdown new zealand: two weeks!
WOW i leave for new zealand in two weeks from today. i’m starting to get a liiiitttttle nervous since i’ve still not started packing. i also had a momentary panic of.. oh crap, i have all this stuff to get rid of. and i have a lot of stuff that needs to get organised before…
countdown new zealand: packing
well, the crunch time is definitely now. i leave for new zealand in… three weeks from today. and i haven’t started packing. when thinking about what to pack for a year, at least, abroad, with no real idea of what i might get into down there, i’ve decided to pack up two boxes of things…
countdown new zealand: what i want to do while there
i have been thinking quite a bit about what exploratory things i want to tackle while in new zealand, and i’ve come up with a long list. some things i probably won’t get to… and i am only about 90% sure i want to do the bridge bungee, so the 10% fear factor may win…
countdown new zealand: jobs
{image from ryan hellyer} one of the pitfalls of the new zealand visa is that i’m not technically allowed to have a job lined up when i arrive in the country. i know i’m going to need one eventually, so it makes sense to me to get one upon arriving in wellington, work for a…