One Year
Time really does fly…
Exactly one year ago today, at 12:20pm, we arrived in Wellington on our one-way flight from the Netherlands. I won’t say “it seems like only yesterday”, but it doesn’t feel like a year has passed. Maybe a very short action packed rollercoaster ride that lasted a year. We celebrated tonight with a pot-luck dinner and our new friends, who have made us feel very welcome and at home this year.
Readers of our blog know we’ve been having heaps of fun, and our closest friends know it hasn’t been non-stop fabulous fun all the time. But overall, we can say it has been a good and very exciting year for us. Some of you have asked us if we’re planning to stay. We always say we’re not sure, which is true, but we’re fairly sure we would like to stay for a little while longer, even though we do miss our dutch friends and our families. Thankfully, we use text and video chat all the time so we can keep in touch.
Last year was about getting settled in, learning our way around Wellington and meeting new friends. Next year will be more of that, but also finding a new Feestpaleis, since our little house on the hill is only temporary, and another round of paperwork to extend our current visa. And more surfing, playing ultimate, tramping, planting, pubquizzes, yoga, tinkering, carving, cooking, mixing drinks, designing graphics, cycling, hunting for treasures in second hand stores, playing cardgames in a bar, working, travelling, making music, and trying out new things that we don’t even know about yet.
