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Adventures in Wellington: New Year's 2014/2015
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January 01, 2015. Today is the first day of 2015. A new year always brings a sense of hope and excitement, and today even more-so because the weather was simply stunning. Most of the 'backwards' seasons feel weird to me, but I do enjoy a beautiful summer New Year's day. Like most years, we didn't make any advanced plans for New Year's eve this (last? Darren and I had a relatively quiet evening filled with beer, pizza, video games and the struggle to stay awake until midnight. We made it though, and c...
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Adventures in Wellington: Here's a Tip
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January 13, 2015. There's a post that has been floating around my head for a while - and I promise I will eventually put 'pen to paper' - that is a follow-up to "To Be an Expat". In it, I will explore why we still live in New Zealand and the likelihood of us ever moving back to the US (or to another country). Stay tuned! The employer is shifting their duty. To pay workers fairly on to customers. What other job would allow this? Why are minimum wages allowed to be so low for waitresses/waiters in the US?
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Adventures in Wellington: 8 Years
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November 28, 2014. I started this blog post a couple of weeks ago – it was to be a reflection of the past 8 years and what we have learned about New Zealand and the Kiwi culture, especially as it is reflected through the language. However, that version is on a now-bricked flash drive. Darren is desperately trying to fix whatever I have done to that (not backed up) tiny piece of technology. In the meantime, I will think (and write) about how today is Thanksgiving. Labels: Life in Welly. How to speak Kiwi.
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Adventures in Wellington: To Be an Expat
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December 26, 2014. To Be an Expat. The word I associate most with being an expat is "lonely". We took this leap of faith together, knowing that it would be just us for a while in our new homeland. And we were also very fortunate to have my friends Darrel and Merrin here in Wellington - they welcomed us on our first day, and have been a constant presence since. The loneliness is worse at the holidays (not too unexpected, though, right? Labels: Life in Welly. I miss you guys. We really miss you too, Viraj.
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Adventures in Wellington: How to Speak Kiwi: The Sequel
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January 03, 2015. How to Speak Kiwi: The Sequel. Way back in 2007, I wrote a blog post on " How to Speak Kiwi. I see that the post still gets quite a few views, so I thought I'd finally write an update. Eight years into this adventure, I still very much have my American accent. It is not really region-specific, except for the few times I drag out the "y'all" or say "Aunt" the Yankee way. Darren still has his accent too, although he (and many people in the US) seem to think it has faded quite a bit. Speak...
