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Awkward Auckland
One always has expectations of a place, and perhaps that's why I came to hate Auckland. Times I cried On the plane When the plane landed...
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Mar 18, 20243 min read
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Walking
10/01/24 Today, I became obsessed with looking up at the canopy. So much so the ground below was of no interest. Until I tripped over a...
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Mar 14, 20241 min read
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Ramblings on Creative Learning
08/01/24 Creativity is essential for the human species. Take the example of storytelling in early civilisations that passed valuable...
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Mar 13, 20241 min read
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Exploring on 06/01/24
Seeing new places, experiencing different things, exploring! It keeps me going. And when someone asks what I'm passionate about or am...
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Mar 13, 20241 min read
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The New Zealand Chapter
It was Alain de Botton who said about travel that you inadvertently bring yourself along wherever you go. He’s right, and despite my...
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Mar 13, 20242 min read
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Studying Abroad + Sailing
During my semester abroad, I struggled the most with staying in one place. Now I understand the inherent paradox here. A key part of...
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Jul 11, 20223 min read
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Arriving on the 'Other Side'
What's it like to see land after nothing but open ocean for 18 days? All I can say is anticlimactic. The day of our expected arrival, we...
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May 31, 20223 min read
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The next 3000nm: Part II
Fishing provided days of entertainment. Initially we switched lures most days. However, towards the latter half of the crossing, in...
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May 31, 20224 min read
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The next 3000nm: Part I
Now, I'm skipping ahead a little, past a time of diligent attendance at university: the highest attention always given in lectures,...
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May 28, 20226 min read
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Why?
Hello all! To begin the series aboard Noa's Ark, I thought I'd address the questions: why now and why a blog? Pretty legitimate...
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May 27, 20225 min read
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