Leaving New Zealand was not as sad an occasion as it might have been. I’d been in the country for a year and a half, seen and done pretty much everything I’d wanted to, and witnessed two very dear friends get married. It was time to go, and more over, Thailand was waiting! I flew [ Read More ]
Last Friday (Saturday morning, local time), Christchurch was rocked by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. My initial thought was disbelief as NOTHING ever happens in sleepy Christchurch, but almost immediately my thoughts turned to worry and anxiety over the dear friends I left when I moved back to Canada. I spent almost a year of my [ Read More ]
With 12 hours to spare between flights (I was headed to Taiwan, a wee side trip on my way to New Zealand), I braved the amazingly efficient public transit and wandered about the streets of Hong Kong for a day. This was my very first taste of Asia, and I didn’t know what to expect. I found [ Read More ]
