Let’s get back to my adventure, but a quick comment on the featured image. I found this randomly on a sidewalk in Dunedin, and it was even partially covered by bushes, so I firmly believe God gave me this image to show me that we all have broken hearts, hearts that aren’t complete, but he…
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On days 13-15, I planned to travel south from Auckland by train, ferry, and bus, with the end goal being my Couchsurf in Mosgiel, NZ, a town 8 miles east 0f Dunedin, NZ which is the “college town”. The entire area is called GigCity. Once there, I planned to stay for the rest of September,…
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Being in New Zealand means I am 18 hours ahead of the mountain time zone in the US. While I celebrated my birthday on August 30th in Auckland, NZ, most of my friends on the other side of the Pacific were ending August 29th. When 6pm arrived in NZ, August 30th was just beginning in…
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I spent Wednesday and Thursday doing some more exploring south of Auckland. Here’s what I discovered! Day 3 (Wednesday Aug 22) – I kicked off the day with a free massage from Vincent, someone I met through a certain chat app. It actually turned out to be a great meeting, because we enjoyed an hour…
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Citric acid has been our family’s “kryptonite” for 3 generations. The story goes that one Christmas as a child, my maternal Grandmother Gloria and her family had received a crate of oranges as a Christmas gift. Over the ensuing days, she gorged herself on a sizeable quantity of oranges and then developed a severe allergy…
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