Saturday, August 31, 2013

Life turned upside down

Yesterday, I was gainfully employed, and living in a great condo in Porter Square. Today, I am "homeless" (in the safest possible way), and unemployed. Now I'm on my way to a bachelor party for the weekend, and when I come back, nothing will be the same. In just over 2 weeks, we leave Massachusetts, and won't be back until April.

As one of our friends says to their one year old when she cries: "so many feelings!"

This may surprise some of you, but I do have feelings. And right now, I'm feeling sad to leave behind so many good friends. It kind of feels like we're letting them down, in a way, by cutting ties or putting relationships on hold for 8 months. The amount of love and support that we've gotten from coworkers, friends, and family is amazing and humbling though.

I'm also way more scared than I thought I would be. We have a very comfortable life, and I am worried we will turn around in 2 months and say "what were we thinking???" (and not in a joking way).

At the same time, I'm still more excited than anything else, and sure that our crazy plan to hike the length of New Zealand is going to turn into the adventure of our lives. But it's still hard to say goodbye.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Tracking us on the trail

Here is a map that will be updated just about every day with our location while we're hiking!

Monday, August 12, 2013

Moved! Sort of...

We "moved" today!  Except, we're still living in our condo, and a lot of our stuff is still here.

Friday, August 9, 2013

Visa crisis!

Visa crisis!

Staying in New Zealand for longer than three months requires a visa, so we went through the process of applying. To apply for a NZ visa, we had to mail a form, along with some passport pictures, proof that we have the means to leave the country when our stay is up, and our passports. Luckily we avoided needing to include chest x-rays to prove that we don't have tuberculosis.