A season in numbers
Winter is over. A lot has happened and I’ve got a bunch of good memories to take with me. Here a short overview of my winter in numbers. One succesful winter!
To the top of Queenstown and back
My time in Queenstown is almost coming to an end, so I had to work on my wish list quickly. On this list was walking to the top of Ben Lomond, but with 1748m there is often snow on the summit which makes it hard to reach. Today I started…
Off to ‘the other mountain’
It took me a whole season, but I’ve got it! The photo with the view… Working at Coronet Peak, it’s just so convenient to just leave my skis up there and enjoy the mountain on my days off. Taking my skis down to go to a different mountain just seems…
The road to compromise
Since I started studying, I’ve seen a lot of the world and called several places my home. I always say I have many homes in this world, and that’s what it feels like. I can make pretty much any place feel like home, since I decide where I am going…
Getting car savvy
I’d never had a car until I got to New Zealand. Sure… I’d been driving my parents’ car and I’d had a rental in South Africa, but I’d never had my own car. At the start of my stay here I decided I wanted one and went for it. In…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Adventure
Every day is an adventure! You might not be bungyjumping, skydiving, rafting or trekking through the jungle, but every day is an adventure when you follow your dreams. I never really know what my day will bring. My life comes with challenges and the unexpected. You can plan as much…
The day I became a ski instructor
It has been a beautiful, sunny, exhausting, social, exciting, nerve-wracking, fantastic, physical, meaningful, fun and jam-packed week full of learning experiences. As I walk towards the final meeting in a hotel in Queenstown, I think about just turning around. It’s been a great week, an exam week, but a great…
Challenging myself and my stamina
“I am Dennis, I’ve skied for about 50 years.” “Hi! I’m Alice and when I was little I was on the race team.” “Hey, my name is George. I started skiing when I was four.” “I’m Andrea. I started skiing two years ago…” My confidence just dropped dramatically. I was…
The croc circus
The Adelaide River is located in the Northern Territory, unlike its name suggests. It is an area of calm, quiet and crocodiles. Every day tourists come to see the jumping crocs. I arrived in Adelaide River in the wet season, so there was only a small group going on the…