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Congrats Mary Fingeroff, finisher Tarawera 20K. Stung by a bee and kept on moving.

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Getting ready to run.

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Home. I always refer to back there as home, though when I was there, I often felt homeless. Will I ever feel at home anywhere? https://www.meetjohngray.com/searching-for-home

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Nice day for a run.

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Almost five months after arriving in New Zealand our stuff has finally caught up with us. I can barely remember what’s in these boxes.

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Happy Thanksgiving

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Tongariro Alpine Crossing. A good way to spend the day.

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transient

adjective
1. lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

noun
1. a person who is staying or working in a place for a short time only.
2. a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency.

Yesterday I was running through gale force winds and driving rain. Today there is a cloudless blue sky. Change seems more constant here than in most places I have lived.

I’m running on a trail called transient. It makes me wonder how long will I be in this place? Much of my adult life has been defined by living a transient existence. It seems as soon as I grow accustomed to a place I feel the need to move on. Is this a sign of comfort or discomfort?

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Enjoying a day away from the big city.

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Don’t let the trolls catch you...

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Here is what I know: you get back what you put in. https://www.meetjohngray.com/what-i-know/ #meetjohngray #trailrunning #trailrunningviews #wellington #newzealand #nzyearone

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The wildlife you see while running in New Zealand is quite different from back home.

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Morning coffee looking out our kitchen window. Come over and have a cup.

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Spending the day doing one if my favorite things, wandering around some place I’ve never been.

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Good Morning Wellington

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https://www.meetjohngray.com/one-week-in-new-zealand/
Time seems to behave differently when you are displaced so dramatically in space; it bends and stretches, distorts, and elongates.

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Another beautiful day out apartment hunting...

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This is one of many trails within the city limits of Wellington. I think I’m going to like it here.

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We are in Wellington on day two of walking all over the city trying to find a place to live.

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