Life in New Zealand: Coronavirus, lockdown and the resiliency of Christchurch

I've sat down to write this blog entry multiple times over the last month. Motivation is hard to muster these days, and words are hard to find. There's so much to say but not a lot to talk about. There's this huge, world-altering, catastrophic event going on around us but our day-to-day life has become …

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Life in New Zealand: Cycling instead of Driving

Part of the reason we decided to move halfway across the world was to shake up our lives a bit. So, we decided that part of our new Kiwi lifestyle would involve forgoing purchase of a car and instead getting around on bikes. Our electric cargo bike with a kid seat on the back Christchurch …

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