This is a series of posts that will log some of my thoughts in the month leading up to my moving back to New Zealand.
The Red Bridge in Hot Springs North Carolina
It feels like we’ve reached the beginning of the end of our time back in the States. Mary and I spent last night with some of our dearest friends in Hot Springs, North Carolina. We both left this afternoon feeling sad, but then we realized it was okay because sadness is just one of the many facets of love.
This is a series of posts that will log some of my thoughts in the month leading up to my moving back to New Zealand.
I kept a tumblr blog during my first trip to New Zealand in 2012. Below is a snippet and a link to my last post. Read on if you are interested.
Taking The Leap
April 2012
One week ago we stood at the end of New Zealand’s North Island, Cape Reinga, atop the spit of land that jutts out into the ocean where the Pacific and Tasman Sea meet in a clash of…
— Read on twonewzealand.tumblr.com/post/21512294004/taking-the-leap
This is a series of posts that will log some of my thoughts in the month leading up to my moving back to New Zealand.
Road near where I work at The Outdoor Academy
This week I’m finishing up my life here as the Outdoor Education Manager at The Outdoor Academy. As I go about my day I periodically remember that very soon we are moving back to New Zealand. Nine times out of ten this brings a smile to my face. The other time it terrifies me.
We are doing something that so many others can only dream about. I harbor some guilt about this. I wonder why are we so fortunate? And then I think about choices. Mary made a great career choice. We chose not to have children. Those two decisions have allowed us to do things that would have been much more difficult otherwise.
Our choices have consequences. But these consequences usually don’t reveal themselves until after the choice has been made. Going back to New Zealand will have unforeseen consequences, some of them with positive effects. Others will be challenges we’ll hopefully be able to overcome and learn from.