hey guys! as you read this, i am probably on a flight home to california. it’s been a swell semester and while i’m going to miss my friends and this beautiful country more than i can express with words, i’m excited to be home with my friends and family and back into the swing of ‘normal’ life. but in the mean time, here are a few things I am most grateful for during my time in new zealand.
1. church on the beach
2. cafe 88 and george cafe in tauranga
3. walks around campus at golden hour
4. my job baking treats for everyone every week
5. wellington, my favorite city in new zealand
6. late night conversations with friends
7. learning new zealand’s beautiful national anthem
8. my weekly grocery scavenger hunts shopping trips
9. glassons and cotton on
10. getting to drive on the opposite side of the road
1. rain, rain and more rain
2. color! especially red, yellow, burnt orange and turquoise
3. free wifi at cafe 88 in tauranga
4. oysters by the dozen
5. mere christianity by c.s. lewis
6. gluten free communion bread
7. bordeaux by essie on my toes
8. revisiting places with good memories
9. bubble baths
10. manuka honey
i’m off to whangerai and the bay of islands for my schools outreach for the week but i’ll be back soon
1. light streaming through open windows
2. discovering the simple joy of cottage cheese on rice cakes
3. re-falling in love with death cab
4. mustard yellow
5. watching fellowship of the rings extended edition in the place it was filmed (so epic)
6. amazingly cheap finds at the local thrift shop
7. after dinner walks with good friends
8. waking up before the sun for some ‘me time’
9. opportunities to practice my handwriting
10. successful new recipes
