Kathy - Birdsong Retreat

March 10, 2006

Published by Kathy at March 10, 2006

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Lessons Learned: Don’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover

We all have this bad habit – forming an opinion about someone in 60 seconds after looking them up and down for a short moment, sizing them up. Or by just listening to their voices/accents. Staying at a backpackers affords one the opportunity to meet a lot of fun people, […]

March 7, 2006

Published by Kathy at March 7, 2006

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Life in NZ - The First 10 Years (2006 to 2016)

We’ve Got Us a Tidy Car!

We are now the proud owners of a silvery-blue 1990 Honda Civic 4-door sedan, 150,000 kilometers (100,500 miles), purchased for the most excellent sum of NZ$1300 (approx US $870). And it came to us with what we like to call ‘a little bit of New Zealand magic’: On Sunday we […]

February 28, 2006

Published by Kathy at February 28, 2006

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Life in NZ - The First 10 Years (2006 to 2016)

It’s Over and It’s Beginning

We are sitting at the airport waiting to take off. Everything these past ten days has been surreal. Mixed up. Sad about endings; happy about new beginnings. Lots of time spent with friends. I’d been holding it together fairly well but finally had my cathartic release during the last hour […]

February 28, 2006

Published by Kathy at February 28, 2006

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Friends

We have been so fortunate to acquire such an eclectic group of friends. During the last months as we’ve prepared for our move, we’ve had a lot of time to delight in our friendships. And during this last week, our friends have been there to take care of us – […]