My Final Week in Christchurch

Coming off a big adventure of scuba diving, visiting a cult, seeing the western coast of New Zealand, and moving around a couple of times in Christchurch, my final week had lots of blog updates, new friends, babysitting, and a nice, relaxing end to my time in Christchurch. Here goes… Day 98 (Monday Nov 26)…

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Days 62 to 72 – The Last 10 days in Qtown

Day 62 (Sunday Oct 21) – Since I was back in Dunedin, I decided to go to Arise church one more time. If you recall, I had gone the last week I was in Dunedin, and I had wanted to talk to the pastor about homosexuality. But, he was too busy after the service, so…

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GigCity – Endings and Reflections

My time in GigCity came to an end with the transition from September to October. Looking over my camera roll from the last week, there are as many images of book pages as there are of actual sites and people. This is because I spent the week reading, reflecting, and planning for what’s to come….

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Week 3 In GigCity – Days 29 to 35

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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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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