Ayyyy, I'm never here at the right time for one of these because I'm in Europe. Kia ora all! It's 34° right now at 9.20PM and we're all melting. I could do with a little bit of winter to balance it out. How is lambing season kicking off?
tracy
joined 1 year ago
I used to live in a house with a big back yard and lots of garden. One day in summer I was digging weeds with my back to the house at the far end of the yard. My toddler son was inside with his dad, my baby daughter was napping. It was a quiet afternoon. After a while I heard little feet thudding on the grass - my son running across the lawn towards me. I turned around expecting him to come up and jump on me. There was no one there.
We had a work opportunity that gave us the chance to live in any of a few different cities. We chose Switzerland so our kids could learn another language and we could travel from a fairly central location. Definitely achieved those!
Switzerland (more like sweatzerland am I right)
It's been 34-36 degrees over here the last few days and we're all melting, but last night we had a doozy of a thunderstorm which broke the heatwave. Such a relief. Not that I'm missing winter at all - we get -10C then.
I've been here for more than ten years now. It really is beautiful, and the opportunities to explore Europe have been incredible. But Switzerland is a notoriously unfriendly country and maintaining friendships here is work. Plus our parents are ageing, we miss being close to family, and I especially miss living by the ocean. Going back was always a possibility as an early retirement plan - it's also too expensive to retire in Switzerland.
Mountains and meadows are nice for a while, but driving six hours in the era of carbon footprint reduction to get to a warm bathtub (the Mediterranean) gets a bit stale.
(I might have some strong opinions)
Originally Invercargill, most recently Christchurch, currently Switzerland, soon to be Marlborough. Can't bloody wait.
I learned reo Māori at the Wānanga about 15 years ago and it was a great experience. The resources were great and they use a lot of different teaching methods. I imagine their resources have only gotten better over time. Plus Olly Ohlson was a guest teacher!