Category: Sabbatical
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So much to do around Christchurch!
After recovering from Covid, we got back to our normal routine, which meant day trips were back! On a whim, we decided to take a quick trip to Quail Island. We really didn’t know what to expect, but when we got to the ferry pick up spot, we saw that 100% of the other day…
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Rainbows, dolphins, views… and life
We’ve been checked out for the last few weeks, between the end of my mom’s visit and Covid making a nasty appearance again 😦 but everyone is much better now and we’re feeling back! So let’s recap the last few weeks of September. Mara got to go to the wildlife reserve again, this time with…
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Grandma’s in town!
The last two weeks have been the grandma and Mara show! My mom and her boyfriend, Andres, arrived in New Zealand two weeks ago and we’ve been having a great time exploring Christchurch and Hanmer Springs. They jumped right into life in Christchurch! My mom joined me at my regular workout classes, we took lots…
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Made the most of amazing weather
Aside from a little cold and minor blip on the sleep radar, these past two week have been great in New Zealand! We had a relaxed weekend at home two weekends ago, just going out to explore a few places in Christchurch. We visited Scorpio books downtown for their great kids store and the Christchurch…
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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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Wander & Nest 