Official notice: On March 21st I'm leaving Wellington forever, (or at least until I get extradited back... I kid, I hope). I will be flying to the Cook Islands (and the date March 20th - thank you International Dateline). After a week there it's a quick trip to Australia and Singapore. Then I'm going to do something TBD. Then I'm going to Tokyo. ( Read more... )

Saturday, February 12th, 2011 ( Read more... )

It's been over three months since I first arrived in Wellington, New Zealand. A lot has happened and I haven't been particularly good at keeping my livejournal updated. I, however, do post on facebook quite a bit. I thought it might be fun to look at my facebook updates starting from my departure from the U.S ( Read more... )

I'm going to say this as clearly and as honestly as possible ( Read more... )

I've been in Wellington for six weeks now. In many (good) ways, it feels as though I have been here a lot longer than that. I've got a few friends, some regular hang out spots, a full time job, and I'm getting used to the weather. It's amazing how normal it is now to be without some of the things I was once so used to. I hated the thought of being ( Read more... )

I've almost been in Wellington, NZ a week now. It some ways it feels like it's gone fast, but in other ways it feels like I've been here for much, much longer than I have. I've managed to secure a mobile phone number and P.O. box for myself and have applied for an IRD number (for taxes), but have not yet opened a bank account, (must do ASAP), found ( Read more... )

It's like my laptop case so cleverly says: "Pack lite, live long, and travel far." I'm departing this evening on a one-way ticket to the land under the land down under (as Bethany Mathews and Anthony Bourdain say). May a job and home there greet me sooner rather than later. Cheers!

I have some good/bad news for you, (depending on your feelings about me residing in the same country as you): I'm moving to New Zealand on September 16th.