Kia ora kotou!Back in the beautiful country I call home and loving it. But I feel like I still have so much to say about my journey, which was definitely one of the greatest educational experiences of my life. So I thought I'd share with you a few things I've learnt - or at least been reminded of - along the way:I've learnt...... the world is small. You could bump into a Kiwi friend in another country when neither of you knew you were even on the...

Last day at home, and I've finally [nearly!] finished packing... Let's hope someone from our Thai team is good at back massages - that pack is a little on the heavy side!

The visa arrived by courier this morning, probably sometime while I was out at breakfast with the girls [see pic] or getting my dreads dyed dark, in an effort to look a little less conspicuous while in Thailand.So it's one and a half more sleeps [leaving at 4:00a.m. in the morning surely doesn't count as a full sleep now, does it?!] at home and then it's off into the big wide world... Looks like this will be the last time I enjoy mum's delicious h...

So I had the interview for my US visa this morning.The odds seemed to be against me: the woman on the phone told me they're currently taking 3-4 working days to process - tomorrow being a public holiday for the consulate as it's Thanksgiving, and my flight leaving on Saturday did not leave me too hopeful. I was planning on travelling on my Brit passport but the woman on the phone didn't seem to think it'd be too good an idea, and thought I might n...

So it's home, sweet home for the next few days. Hopefully I'll get some time to relax in between finishing off stuff-to-be-done and gearing up for the trip. Enjoy this pic of our house.