Category: New Zealand
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Wow wow wow – Kaikoura!
Last weekend, we drove 2.5 hours up the East coast from Christchurch and we’re absolutely blown away when we reached our destination of Kaikoura. We knew we would be right on the Pacific Ocean, and knew that mountain were close by, but holy moly, we had no idea it looked like this! The day we…
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Sunshine after a rainy week
Monday-Thursday last week were pretty ordinary days… Mara went to daycare, Wylie and I worked, we went grocery shopping, watched some World Cup games (ok not so ordinary), cooked, etc. I explored more coffee shops and work locations in the afternoons after my workout classes and found a few more great spots including Tūranga, Christchurch’s…
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One month into our Kiwi adventure
One month into our sabbatical adventure and this week felt the most “normal” so far. Starting on the daycare front – we all absolutely love it! Mara is living her best life playing with friends, dolls, and scooting, we had no idea she knew how to scoot! We are loving all of the updates and…
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Birthday week in New Zealand
Mara turned 2 this week! And since we’re nearly 24 hours ahead of most of our friends and family, it felt like she had two birthdays – one on the 27th in New Zealand and one on the 27th in the States. She celebrated with her friends at daycare with cupcakes! And in true Mara…
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Feeling more settled
The transitions continued in week 2 with a rough start to the week in terms of sleep, but by the weekend we found a better groove and everyone is feeling much better! Mara started the week with her first cold, which is totally expected with a new daycare and cool weather. Luckily it was very…
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Christmas in July?! Our first week in Christchurch
This has been a week of adjusting – the massive time difference, winter season, getting reacquainted with the metric system, driving/walking on left side, new house, back to work for Sofie, starting a new job for Wylie, new daycare for Mara… woah it’s a lot. It will still probably be a few weeks before we’re…
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Our Adventure Begins
Our year long adventure for Wylie’s Sabbatical has officially begun! We left our home in Fullerton, California on July 5th for our first stop in Christchurch, New Zealand. Thankfully our travel to New Zealand was about 100 times easier than going to Thailand last winter. Mara was a champ and the airport, she made friends…
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Wander & Nest 