Tasting the Rangitata
“Paddle, paddle, paddle.” I hear from behind me. I put my paddle in the water like a woman on a mission. The further we go, the more confidence I gain and the further I hang out of the boat. It probably doesn’t look half as cool as it does in…
Earthquakes 101
Last night I felt my very first earthquake. Although my colleague at work acknowledged that there had been an earthquake, he laughed the size away. For me it was the first one I actually felt. It woke me up in the middle of the night and it took me a…
If only for a day
O the amount of times I’ve speculated with someone about what I’d do if I won the lottery. If this would ever happen, the reality would probably be far from all my crazy dreams. But dreaming is nice. Speculating is nice. So what if I had one day in my…
Pick your color
Yesterday I took a test. It wasn’t a necessity, but purely something that developed from curiosity. At Harvard they developed some implicit association tests. It’s not a questionnaire, but rather makes you place things into categories as fast as you can. The test I took was to find out if…
Weekly photo challenge: gone, but not forgotten
Home. It’s a place I haven’t been in a while, especially around Christmas time. Actually, it’s been a while since I had a cold Christmas. It’s gone, but not forgotten!
All about the journey
I absolutely hate tiny spaces where you quite possible could get stuck. It gives me the creeps. I like to see my exit and be able to move. My trip to the Cederberg mountains in South Africa was definitely a challenge for me. With a big truck the group was…
Peeking in from above
This is me a few years ago, high above the Grand Canyon. It’s almost as if you’re looking down upon a different world when look over the edge. It’s so big, so wide… almost surreal.
The city as a museum
I’m discovering Christchurch bit by bit. I’m comfortable in my new place, with my new job and my new gym. I love biking to work every morning and only hope that the crazy winds that show up in the afternoon will work with me instead of against me. I feel…
Five places that deserve some more attention
It’s always a tough choice to decide where the next trip goes to. At every destination I’ll hear about new places to go, and at every place I’ll find out about more things to do in the area, which make me want to come back. Generally I’ll go to a…
Coloring the city
Christchurch has certainly become a colorful city after the earthquake. In between the demolishing and building, colorful artwork like this pops up everywhere.