Archives of New Zealand

As a traveler, and in life, you never know what door you might walk through or what turn you take that could change your life. In 2009, for just purely wanting to practice yoga in a hot room to be rescued from cold, windy Wellington, I walked into Hot Yoga New Zealand. It is 3 […]

Welcome To Transition Central!  I have been living in New Zealand for over 3 years and after a lot of soul searching, I (along with my husband, Garnett) have decided to relocate back to the USA.  Why leave such a beautiful country that most consider to be Mother Nature’s Playground?  Good question.  In February, it […]

I can’t believe it has been one year since I have arrived in Wellington, New Zealand. This goes to show how fast one year goes by. I left July 14, 2009 saying that Garnett and I would return in a year and, obviously, this is not the case. It took a full 6 months to […]

Merry Christmas! This year Christmas has definitely felt different but in some ways it has felt the same. We have been very blessed to have made great friends in New Zealand who have included us in the traditional Kiwi BBQ’s and invited us to family Christmas celebrations. So, we have felt like we have been […]

The Mission: We are in the process of buying a car. Our goal is to have one in 6 days….by the time my mom gets here, which by the way I am very excited about but is another story within itself, family here in Wellington, yesssss! So, is it smart to in a time crunch […]

Thanksgiving is among us but not in New Zealand. Many people have asked if New Zealand celebrates Thanksgiving….the answer is no. So, this week actually feels like any other week but I do feel like there is something missing, the feeling of Thanksgiving. There are a few get togethers this week to mark the day […]

I went to my first rugby game a couple of weeks ago and what an experience. It was New Zealands equivalent to the Super Bowl. It was the Tri Nations, a series of test matches between Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. The All Blacks (NZ) played the Wallabies (AUS) here in Wellington. The city […]

I have recently felt frustrated communicating with New Zealanders. They all agree and own up to the fact they mumble. You truly cannot hear what they are saying most of the time. I even come from a family of mumblers, my dad being the inventor of the “mumble dialect.” So, even with my vast experience […]

I don’t know about you but there are few places outside of my house I would go barefoot, especially in a city. I first noticed something with “no shoes ” at the gym. Now, a gym is full of germs from other people’s sweat. That is one place I would not go barefoot. So of […]