One thing I forgot to post about occurred on day 28 (Sunday). I reached out to a gay Christian singer/songwriter/entertainer named Davis Mallory. I was leafing through an Out magazine that I found at Patrick’s place (my second Couchsurfing host in Dunedin) when I found an article on Davis. The article said he had grown…
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The featured image is my best Apple Watch achievement to date – it shows that I completed each activity ring (calorie burn, exercise, and standing) for every day in a week, which occurred at the end of this week. Day 22 (Monday Sep 10) – After a full weekend, I decided to spend Monday at…
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Before I begin, I want to tell you about an interesting online conversation I had recently. Since coming to New Zealand, I actually linked my Instagram profile with my Grindr profile. Ultimately, this means someone on Grindr can go through my Instagram (which is public) and find my website, then go to this blog and…
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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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Day 8 – My second Monday in Auckland found me recovering from a very busy weekend of scuba diving, gay saunaing, churching, hiking, and generally just trying to pack my days full of adventure. My biggest priority for this day was figuring out the next stage of my journey, as I wanted to be in…
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Day 5 – I hit the start of my first weekend in NZ at full speed. Friday morning, Natalie (my couchsurfing host), Michael, and Olivia all piled into the car at 8am. First stop, dropping them off at school, then I was dropped off at Cornwall Park while Natalie continued on to her job at…
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This post encompasses getting to New Zealand and my first 48 hours down under! I traveled for about 24 hours (plus losing a day to the international date line) to get to New Zealand (slept some in Seattle, but it was still all part of the trip). And I’ve been in New Zealand for Monday…
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