1. white fir candles
2. meeting (and going to church with) a fellow christian in my french class
3. the magic of christmas music
4. finally finding a great book to snuggle up with
5. the chocolate convention i stumbled into by accident over the weekend (so yum)
6. going home for christmas (t-minus one month)
7. staying warm and dry inside during torrential rain
8. finding yogi tea at a local bio shop (and the free mug with purchase)
9. the dwindling size of my french class
10. what a good mood the lady i live with has been in lately
eating / excellent macarons and all things nutella
drinking / espresso by morning and vanilla tea by night
practicing / french. lots of french.
mastering / the art of the weekly meal plan and conjugating verbs.
learning / something new everyday
playing / irish music on pandora and lots of nirvana
finishing / my homework every night before bed. a skill i wish i would have adopted in high school.
reading / a scandalous freedom by steve brown and les miserables (when in rome, right?)
walking / just about everywhere. vieux nice is my favorite place for a stroll
cooking / stews and soups and all things pumpkin (from my homemade pumpkin puree)
wearing / stripes and scarves and knee high boots.
working / on homework and drawings and keeping my space (both virtual and actual) neat and tidy
traveling / around the city by bus thanks to my nifty new bus pass
wanting / to find canned pumpkin and continue feeling blessed daily by this wonderful experience
1. getting my visa for france (!!!)
2. homemade lemonade popsicle from my zoku
3. iced coffee after walks on balboa island
4. glorious new music pouring out of my record player
5. red lipstick that cheers up any outfit
6. fans on swelteringly hot days
7. afternoons of exploring in big sur
8. dairy free flavors at yogurtland
9. getting together with some of my new zealand girlies
10. inspiring documentaries like this one
- beautiful hymns at church
- spotify
- new journals to doodle in
- cafe graditude
- perfecting my favorite yoga poses (like bakasana)
- skype for far away friends
- acai bowls
- rediscovering homesick by kings of convenience
- honey hemp lattes
- frances and bernard on mp3
//photo taken in my backyard by me//
- thursday morning bible studies
- girls night sleepovers
- finally finishing season 2 of revenge (so good)
- the great gatsby soundtrack
- crossing off books on my mile long reading list
- watermelon. lots and lots of watermelon
- flatforms (or flatstacks)
- finding my favorite watch after misplacing it for a month (thank you Jesus)
- morning green smoothies
- summer sunshine
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