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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Day 12: Two days in One
On Monday the 20th at 2am under intermittent drizzle, I sat in a carpark making a short black for our soundie Aleksis. Feeling so spoilt after our amazing stay in Blenheim, we had initially decided to just stay up all … Continue reading
Day 9 : Sweet Digs and Little Fish.
A slight editorial note: Sudden change to writing in the first person, why? = Because Timothy Greig, a trusted old friend of remarkable charisma and judgment, told me I should. Both Andis and Aleksis agreed, so throwing my objections to … Continue reading
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Day 8 : Cake, Cookies and Christchurch.
In an attempt to catch up on the back-log of posts, this action packed day shall be bullet pointed with the hope that flesh will don its bones at a later stage. The following morning packing was made easier by … Continue reading
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Day 7 : Cultural Education.
Due to someone turning off their alarm and going back to sleep, the trio snoozed until midday in Ashburton. After venting some frustration at “wasting” a day, they decided it would be a good idea to level-up their NZ culture … Continue reading
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Day 6 : They nearly got away with it.
Tuesday the 14th of December – The morning of Day 6 started in the heat. Still in the Otago district, just, they packed up their impromptu lakeside camp and headed toward Twizel. The drive was stunning, and furthermore, nothing terrible … Continue reading
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Day 5 : The Baseball Bat Trick
Monday the 13th of Dec. 2010. (More photos to be added) The night before had been a long one as the trio stayed up late doggedly trying to pack everything into as few cases as they could and trying to … Continue reading
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Day 4 : Serendipity
Being such a short way into their journey, the sudden forced halt to their progress up the country weighed heavily on them. The dismembered equipment trailer loitering outside was severely cramping their style, so with some time to kill, the … Continue reading
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Day 3 : What is that noise?
Day 3 : What is that noise? Today was the first day the team could sit a moment and plug in the laptop to recap the trip so far. However, the ability to do this was the silver lining to … Continue reading
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Day 1 : And They’re Off!!!!
The days leading up to departure were non-stop action. So many amazing things had unfolded ~ there will certainly be more descriptive posts very soon. A HUGE thank-you to you who have helped us get to this day. You are … Continue reading
T minus 7 days : A SINGLE WEEK LEFT!
With the day count now down into single digits, Anna and Andis took a deep breath and reminded themselves that everything they absolutely needed was either in their possession, on it’s way, or logistically unattainable. The past few days had … Continue reading
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Tagged Australians, Choosing New Zealand, Equipment acquisition, fail, Immigrants, Interviews, preparation
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Anna Wilde
Aleksis
Andis Kavalieris
Who is New Zealand? 