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California: Epilogue
Have you ever gotten back from a trip and thought to yourself, I could use a vacation from my vacation? Because I have. AND I TOTALLY DID THIS! After New Zealand, I spent a... READ MORE
New Zealand: To Sum Up
New Zealand was amazing. We went on beautiful hikes. We drank some delicious wine. We were on a boat. We drove on the left side of the road. We got some fantastic sunglasses.... READ MORE
Book Review: Carry On
It’s official. I have a writing crush on Rainbow Rowell. Carry On was completely different from Eleanor and Park (which I loved), and Fangirl (which I loved and completely forgot to review, but highly... READ MORE
The Need for Speed
Less than an hour into our adventure in New Zealand, we got pulled over. For speeding. I would like to preface this story by explaining that both KR and I drive in the... READ MORE
Dance Like No One’s Watching
Our first full day in New Zealand coincided with Kaikoura’s Annual Seafest. This is their annual seafood festival, which involves a lot of drinking, live music, and food trucks. Obviously we bought our... READ MORE
California: Prologue
I bookended my trip to New Zealand with visits in California. On the way out, it was LA. Here are the highlights: I stepped out of the airport into the gleaming sun. For the... READ MORE
Chasing Waterfalls
According to TLC, we aren’t supposed to be doing this. We should stick to the rivers and the lakes that we’re used to. But to that I say: BORING! READ MORE
New Zealand is Unreal
New Zealand’s been called a lot of things: Middle Earth, The Land Under the Land Down Under, Kiwiland, and The Land of the Long White Cloud, among others. But my favorite has to... READ MORE