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Sep 11
My Righteous Anger
Please read the preceding post before viewing the video below! Pictures all relate to my video post below… And of course, you get a song! Why can’t I be a princess?
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Sep 11
It is not good for man to be alone…
[This post has been edited as the individual involved did not want to have the discussion be public] I was told today that it is good for homosexuals to be alone, and ultimately the church needs to surround them and help them deal with their alone-ness. Because according to many christians (and I choose not…
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Sep 8
My first week in Mosgiel – Days 16 to 19 (12pm)
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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Sep 5
Day 13,14,15 – The 3 Great Journeys of New Zealand
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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Sep 2
Day 11 & 12 – My Double Birthday
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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Aug 31
Day 8,9,10 – Mount Eden as Homebase
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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Aug 28
My Tattoo – Past, Present and Future meanings
If you’ve been following along with my blog, you’ll remember that my third post blog post had a title image of my one and only tattoo. You may also have noticed it as the image displayed by the site title in your browser or tab. Here is the meaning behind it… I got inked a…
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Aug 28
Day 5,6,7 – My First Weekend in NZ
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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Aug 25
Day 3 & 4 – Manuwera, Totara Heights, Pukekohe
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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Aug 21
The last 72 hours
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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