Growing up I always wanted my life to be extraordinary, like characters in the novels I lost myself in while trapped in the suffocating routine of an all-girls Presbyterian boarding school. For a while there, when things were really wild, it almost felt like I was. It was exhilarating and terrifying in equal parts. I…
Tag: nature
When I Grow Up…
After many ups and downs I am starting to feel like I might be on the way to somewhere… at least for now.
Spring forward, Fall back
It’s been awhile…
Why I hope New Zealand never becomes like Switzerland…
There are many things I like about Switzerland but their attitude to foreigners is not one of them… Read Time: ~6mins
None of it Matters
Some days you watch the sunset on a prehistoric pillar in a UNESCO world heritage site, other days you find yourself bawling your eyes out in a cloud of mosquitoes, in the middle of nowhere, in a country where you can’t even understand the alphabet. You’re tired. You’re lonely. You want to go home. This life is a waste of time.
Then you write something like this. Feel a little better. Get up the next day and start again….
My Cool Friends V1 – Matt Girvan
My Cool Friends is a tribute to all the talented people I know doing rad things, just because they can. I want you to know about them. I want you to be inspired by them. Read time: 4mins