Like so many of our dear friends and loved ones, Charlie and I find ourselves untethered – lost – in a stupor following this week's...

And just like that – we’ve wrapped up (nearly) half a term of school in our new home! The wonky time warp and the task of remapping...

....because, of course, you have a secret neighborhood lava cave in New Zealand Last Friday, I received a perplexing text message that...

Before moving here, I didn't recognize the significant role that seasons play in our perception of time and the passage of years. I once...

While we've mainly been stationed in Auckland for the past few months, we've occasionally ventured out for day trips. One highly...

Celebrating our inaugural Halloween in Auckland required my mind to jump-through a few hoops as I grappled with the seasonal paradox; my...

It’s the final term of the school year here; it’s hard to believe that the kids (/our family as a whole) is nearing summer break. This...

Settling into our new life on an island far from the familiar, I anticipated the challenge of adjusting, particularly given my tendency...

Have you ever come across the notion of 'glimmers' - those tiny moments of sheer awe that can turn an ordinary day into something...

Two Months In – Routines Established, Job Search Go Time! It's been nearly two months since our arrival in Auckland, and life here is...

It’s Father’s Day in New Zealand. This has stirred up a whole tangle of amusing questions in our minds: -> Should we celebrate today, or...

One aspect of New Zealand daily life that stands out is its approach to acknowledging and reckoning with its history, and seeking to...

Over the past month and a half, time has taken on a curious dance – a mix of chaos and haste, tempered by moments of slow and seemingly...

Eventually, I’ll get around to writing some pithier entries on here about life in New Zealand – quirky differences, how the kids are...

There are moments in our days where Charlie and I turn to each other with mutual awe - shocked that we are actually here and that we've ...

I'm sitting now in her apartment, full of journals and notes, letters and postcards or thousands of books, every one of which she'd read...

A month ago, I penned these words with the intention of sharing them, but the days were full , the chaos of moving consumed my days, and...