Perhaps the hardest part of living abroad is being so far from family. My grandmother was 97 when I moved to New Zealand, she turned
Day 91: Hunting for Captain Cookers
We were driving down the road a few weeks ago and got behind a semi with a sign for a fund raising event for a
Day 90: New Zealand Gets its Milk from Bulls
One of my favorite quirky towns of New Zealand is the lovely little town of Bulls. With a population of about 1,600 people, Bulls is
Day 89: Waiwera Thermal Resort
It’s been several weeks since we visited a hot pool and that’s several weeks too long so we decided to try Waiwera Thermal Resort yesterday,
Day 88: Goodbye Pork Pie
If you talk about movies filmed in New Zealand, Lord of the Rings inevitably comes up. The LOTR movies did amazing things for the NZ
Day 87: Pies and the Bewildered American
I was in a meeting a few weeks after moving to New Zealand, discussing some sort of issue with my co-workers around design. Someone tried
