Accents everywhere! (Said in whatever accent you wish... I'm thinking Bronx right now because a girl next to me screams it and is totally hilarious!) Note: I promised my new friend Alex I would correct the above statement - she is NOT from the Bronx but from New Jersey! My bad. ;) It being the Rugby World Cup here in New Zealand, there are people here from all over the world. The list so far: Ireland Scotland USA England Luxembourg Australia Germany S...

The next bike shop was north (I'm heading south) and quite far. So naturally I started crying at the information centre. That got attention. And then that got me help. Fast. People are so great here - sometimes I feel like i could be back on the rock, just with very different scenery and accents. So a local Joe, well actually his name was Steve, saved the day. He fixed my bike (well... kind of fixed it. I've succumb to the fact that its just not ...

STRESS!!!! Before I unload my stresses onto you, I did start my trip quite the opposite. I was lucky that my old roommate from Halifax was just finishing her last day in NZ the day after my arrival! Jocelyne and I got to reunite in the kiwi sun basking in the beautiful gardens and waterfront. Was "sweet az" as they say here in NZ. Then the stress hit in. One word: Rugby. Full on madness. If Rugby wasn't taking over the country than I could have ...

There's already so much to share from my first days in New Zealand that even if I were an award winning author you still wouldn't take the time to read it. So here is my effort to condense some of the highlights into an enjoyable read. First kiss. I dragged my hung over ass (thanks to some stellar friends) to the airport on Sept 4. Due to the time change I lost Sept 5, which really means I somehow entered a time warp that transformed me in a subtle and super...