Fernweh

The four of us (Kathrin, Silva, Masumi and I) had an awesome time together. New Zealand is simply too beautiful – we saw so many breathtaking landscapes on our way north to Rotorua, it’s hard to believe. I’ll get Wireless installed on Monday, so hopefully I’ll be able to share my photos once I don’t [...]

With half a week to go before uni starts, five of us international students will hire a car and head up to Rotorua for three days. I’m quite exhausted, but it’d be a pity not to make the most of this opportunity. I’ll be back Saturday, until then you can reach me via my NZ [...]

I’m currently cooking my first meal (spaghetti with tomato sauce, as I haven’t had the time to stock up on food yet) in my own little studio, using my own internet access (sadly no flatrate, but I hope it won’t be too expensive) after finishing enrolment at Victoria University. It’s official – I’m a student [...]

Yesterday the weather was simply fantastic, which Kathrin (my fellow Victoria International student from Germany) and I really took advantage of: In the morning we took the cable car up to the beautiful Botanical Gardens, together with our dorm mate Claire from the US. Then we walked back to the hostel to get Kathrin’s stuff [...]

Just had my first overseas Skype conversation with my whole family – even my host sister Ale from Bolivia joined in at the end. Fun! It’s really quite funny that they’re 12 hours behind in Switzerland – they had just sat down for Saturday dinner when I called, while I’m now going to eat Sunday [...]

On my way back from new plymouth. NZ again feels almost like home – so beautiful! # Replying to emails. Later I have to do laundry. Just a domestic day at the youth hostel in Wellington… # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Had a really good time with Denise, Ross, Ellie, Jack, Ben and Maddie – the kids were all fun to hang out with, especially little Maddie, who’s a cheeky and irresistibly cute little monkey. I looked after her yesterday morning at the children’s playcentre while the boys played, and it reminded me of how much [...]

When I was in New Zealand for the first time in 2003, it was to do a fieldwork exercise for uni. I stayed with my friends Denise and Ross and their little daughter Ellie for six weeks in New Plymouth in the Taranaki Province, and it was really great. Now I’m back with them – [...]

Aimlessly surfing the net after doing some research about Victoria University and booking a bus ticket for New Plymouth tomorrow. # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Have made my way over LA and Auckland finally to Wellington, where I got picked up by another international student from Victoria University. She dropped me off at the YHA, where I’ll spend a couple of nights before (hopefully) taking a little trip to New Plymouth and visiting Denise, Ross and their family before coming [...]