Life Is Awesome

I’m dreaming of this: And this: I can’t wait to go back to New Zealand! I can’t wait to get to the beach & ocean! I’m already planning a trip to the South Island in my head.

As much as I love Tennessee, it can’t give me this: Even on a bad day, New Zealand is gorgeous. This photo is not edited in any way… it’s just really vibrant here. Brilliant on a perfect sunny summer day. Today was neither but it was still amazing.

I’ve only been in New Zealand for six months. In those six months Christchurch has been hit TWICE by major earthquakes. My heart aches for the city that has lost almost 100 people and is still searching for the missing. I’m in awe of what the earth can do and the consequences of that. I’m [...]

Four and a half months after moving here, I finally realize that I actually live in New Zealand. Yes. I live here. It’s for real. I’m not moving any time soon. It’s finally sunk in that this is my home and that I’m an expat now. I also realize that I now live near the [...]