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Kiwi Diary – Hiking in Paradise

October 3, 2018 By Deborah Munro 12 Comments

hikes in New Zealand include beautiful scenery

30 September 2018 Let's Take a Hike! One popular Kiwi pastime is “tramping”, what I would call hiking. There are more hikes in New Zealand than I have time to do in a lifetime, but I’m game to try! I’ve joined a Meetup called Christchurch Women’s …

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Kiwi Diary – How to Speak Kiwi

September 12, 2018 By Deborah Munro 4 Comments

Diamond Point landscape

September 5, 2018 “It used to have a different name.” “Excuse me?” I set down my knitting so I can focus. The Kiwi accent is hard enough for me to understand under normal circumstances, but this craft group, amazingly, meets in a noisy pub in …

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Kiwi Diary – Finding Community

August 26, 2018 By Deborah Munro 2 Comments

Alone Versus Lonely There’s a huge difference between being alone and being lonely. Alone is a perfectly natural state and can be quite enjoyable. I’ve become used to my restorative solitariness, and I look forward to my quiet times of reflection. …

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Kiwi Diary – A City Reborn

August 20, 2018 By Deborah Munro Leave a Comment

Avon in Christchurch

Aug 12, 2018 On September 4, 2010 at 4:35am, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand. It was followed by 98 aftershocks that day and thousands in the weeks and months to follow. In spite of its magnitude, no one was killed, and …

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Kiwi Diary — Getting a Work Visa

August 15, 2018 By Deborah Munro Leave a Comment

Sheep by ocean

August 11, 2018 One thing I can say about immigration for New Zealand is that it's thorough--painstakingly so. On the plus side, I can now say with utmost confidence that my innards are in pristine condition! I've had physical exams, blood draws, …

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Kiwi Diary-Day 1, Starting Over

August 15, 2018 By Deborah Munro 6 Comments

August 10, 2018 It's 2am and I'm traveling across the Pacific ocean, ensconced against my window. The couple next to me is fast asleep--the woman twitching her foot now and then, making my socked toes cringe. Her husband gently snores and attempts …

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On every walk, there's that one thing you see that On every walk, there's that one thing you see that brightens your day. From my new house, the walk to the bus stop offers this rock sculpture. I think of it as a woman crouching in an ornate cloak. 😍
2020 was a difficult year for most of us, but it a 2020 was a difficult year for most of us, but it also contained many bright spots for me, and I'd like to highlight a few of them.  I started the year in Tonga with my biomed students and my friend Dawn. Amanda became a divemaster and also released her first two singles, and Carolyn graduated with a Master's degree in clinical psychology and is establishing themselves as a counselor. Carolyn's new puppy, Luna, joined the family, making me a granddog-parent twice over (with Simba being my first granddog). I spent the lockdown hiking and knitting, and I even created some how-to videos on socks, which was fun. Once things returned to normal in NZ, I took advantage of the lack of tourists and had a road trip with a friend, taking in all of the south island. I also entered and won the HealthTech Supernode Challenge, providing much needed publicity for my research. I even obtained my New Zealand residency, which enabled me to purchase my first house here sooner than I anticipated. So, here's to us all having a prosperous and joyful 2021! Happy New Year!
We're having oliebollen for our New Year's celebra We're having oliebollen for our New Year's celebration. It's a traditional Dutch doughnut with raisins, and I can confirm they are delicious 😋.
Zoom Christmas with Settlers of Catan and my kids. Zoom Christmas with Settlers of Catan and my kids.
Merry Christmas from New Zealand! It's summer here Merry Christmas from New Zealand! It's summer here and usually warm and sunny, although the next few days will be drizzly. I'll be celebrating with friends, as I can't travel to see my kids in Denver. Instead, @once_upon_a_munro, @amandamunromusic, and I are planning a Zoom Christmas, something I would never have envisioned a year ago. Thank goodness for the digital age we live in!
https://deborahmunroauthor.com/blog/ As a creative https://deborahmunroauthor.com/blog/
As a creative, I well know that feeling of releasing the product of my soul to the world. It’s about as appealing as walking naked down a city street, and on a bad hair day. To create is to be vulnerable, and so it is no wonder that so many of us cringe at the thought of exposing ourselves to critique, judgement, and perhaps even rejection.
Walking on the beach. Had it all to myself. 🥰 Walking on the beach. Had it all to myself. 🥰
I moved today! It was a ton of work and still not I moved today! It was a ton of work and still not fully done, but that view makes it all worthwhile 😍.
Just a cat greeting me on my way to work 🙃 Just a cat greeting me on my way to work 🙃
Happy Thanksgiving Kiwi-style! Happy Thanksgiving Kiwi-style!
Another fun day fishing in beautiful NZ, this time Another fun day fishing in beautiful NZ, this time off the coast of Kaikoura. I caught two legal size blue cod at the same time! 😍
Amanda's first single will be released in November Amanda's first single will be released in November.  Pre-save it now by following this link https://linktr.ee/amandamunromusic.
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