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Island Time
We started our day at a coffee shop in a downtown high-rise, not dissimilar to the Columbia Tower in Seattle. We sat among tables of working-folk, some having business deal meetings, others interviewing. Similar to driving on the other side of the road, the revolving doors here circle the opposite direction, which was an adjustment.…
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The City of Sails
Following a much needed full night’s sleep, we started our day at a nearby coffee shop for Stephanie’s caffeine fix and to fill Jay’s empty stomach. On each of our trips Stephanie has to adjust to international coffee which is closer to espresso than the sugary drinks we find at stateside coffee shops. After breakfast…
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Kia Ora, Aotearoa (“Hello, Land of the Long White Cloud”)
After a 13 hour slog of a flight from Los Angeles, we finally made it to Auckland this morning. Auckland greeted us with fog and rain, a familiarity from the Northwest, but accompanied by 80 degrees with humidity – a welcome warmth after months of cold. It is immediately apparent why the native people of…