Well. After some very long-feeling months in NZ since my last blog post, and a couple of short-feeling months in America, I am back. In New Zealand. And on Blogger.
Here's some good news: it is summer in NZ right now. And for the most part, really warm and beautiful. There was the small matter of a huge rain storm involving major flooding last weekend, but why hold a grudge? The last few days have been sunny and hot and I have gotten a little bit tanner than I was a week ago. I'm still the palest pakeha around, but that's okay. (Pakeha basically means "white person" in Maori.)
Here are some photos I took the other day:
These are taken from the deck of the Blythens' house the other day (they are the family that are pretty much my Weasleys here in NZ.). I was sitting there drinking cold drinks and breathing warm, clear air, and remembering why I love NZ so much, so I thought I'd share the moment with you. :)
It's good to be back, mostly. It's also overwhelming to be back. The prospect of what is happening here at Oak Ridge in the next few months seems like a lot to make work. I have excused myself from the next DTS, and will instead be running the office and kitchen, which will hopefully be a really good break from the intense schedule of the DTS, and will give me some time to evaluate some things. I have been wondering lately how much longer this place is really going to be healthy for me... it's so isolated here at times. So that, among other things, will be pondered.
Other things on my mind: a generation of young people completely saturated by media; moving across the base next week to a new (to me) house; helpful and non-helpful communication methods; peanut butter m&m's.
So there you go. Until next time!
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