Author Archives: cj

Classes were finished, finals were approaching, spring was springing. So, naturally, I took off with my boys in a green and purple camper van for 12 days. (Above picture taken by Connor of course) 14 October The Tea Party! Drinking … Continue reading →

Next Wednesday will be more exciting…

Hey! Remember these three? They went on a little road trip. So the great thing about going abroad is doing things like 6 day weekends. We did a car relocation deal, meaning rental car companies need cars relocated to other … Continue reading →

The crew: After our meticulously planned Cook Islands trip, I got off the plane in Auckland with my friends Chris and Connor with absolutely no plans. I’m just going to be one of those people who brags about how long … Continue reading →

Ahoy! It’s been forever. After two more snow days and a stressful week of midterm papers, we were rewarded with a trip to Rarotonga, which is part of the Cook Islands. I had anxieties about traveling with 8 other loud … Continue reading →

I haven’t posted in a while, mostly because I’ve fallen into a bit of a routine, which is good. Plus, I’ve adjusted a whole bunch and am significantly happier. I wake up, go to school, eat lunch, attempt to do … Continue reading →

This weekend I went on a petite backpacking trip with the “tramping” club here. “Oh yes, I’m quite keen to tramp into some hot pools for a bit of a refresher” About 40 of us left around 8 in the … Continue reading →

Kiwis are really complicated. I’ve realized that the narcissism level here is basically nonexistent, people just don’t care about themselves the same way, and people don’t care about one another in the same way. Even with advertising, like in the … Continue reading →

OMG LiEk StRuGgle FeSt 2011 How you can tell I’m American: -I don’t have a black down jacket -I veer to the right, where here, they veer to the left, which on the first day was just like “oops!” “sorry!” … Continue reading →

Oyyy, easily the most difficult first day of school I’ve ever had. I paid hella money for a notebook this morning, found my supposed building, only to find it had been closed for repairs. So with three minutes till class … Continue reading →