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Friday, April 27th, 2007

So I don’t think anyone is reading this any more, but I’ve finally put all my photos online and videos are all in the blog now as well. I’ve back for 2 months now and it really is like I never left, except that I did. It’s been a pretty full on couple of months back home with uni and working crazy hours on this big camp I helped run. Last week I went for a week kayak trip around the abel tasmen which was amazing and really made me appreciate NZ a bit more. I become a lot more happier than when I first got home. I’m actually enjoying being in Christchurch and not so focused on leaving immediately, which I think is good. I’m still super keen to head away again sometime in the near future, but for now I’m happy where I am and there is lots to look foward to. I can’t help but plan future trips and think I’m going to head to China and Russia on the trans-siberian next, but will have to wait until I get a bit more money together and graduate from uni!
Sooooo..in conclusion for this trip, how has a year away by myself changed me? I don’t really know….I think it was a great thing to do solo, think that it helps cement your beliefs, gives yo a chance to try new things, all those text book examples. Probably the biggest thing is that it made me realise that I probably can go anywhere alone and I would be OK. I don’t mind doing things by myself and keen to do a few more big solo trips before anything else. As my friends keep saying now, my answer to all of life’s problems is just to go overseas…so thats my advice for life now, just go travelling…but for now I’m in NZ, which is a pretty nice place to be. I’m finally having my 21st next weekend which will be fun and will get my photos printed and start making albums up, so my travels really are just turning into a distant memory.
But for anyone who’s interested, read through this blog, theres videos in there somewhere and a few photos, all my photos are here:

Picasa is a good program for sharing photos if anyone is looking. Other than I will update this blog a bit for any fun trips I do around NZ and hopefully in the future I will be back with more exciting travel adventures!

jabs, pills and bandaids

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

yes…its really is the most exciting time of planning my trip, buying boring stuff and getting injections. I hate the idea of taking lots of pills but I guess it’s all good in the end.
Anyway, I am leaving really soon! I’m attempting to make the most super awesome website ever but my computer skills are lacking a wee bit so as a compromise I am using this easy-to-use blog.

Meanwhile I’m leaving on Monday the 20th at 12pm. Flying into Santiago, Chile. I booked my first night accommodation and an internal plane flight (avoiding a 30hour bus ride, yes I am soft but don’t really care). So am all sorted for the first few days, hurray! Should be fun times. Right now I’m just working trying to get a bit more cash and get over my cold. I’m getting pretty excited and soon there will be far more exciting posts about actually interesting things other than waiting to leave.

About me

Sunday, January 29th, 2006
Welcome...I'm Arnika Willow Knight, hippy love child of my lovely parents Jane and Paul. Usually residing in Christchurch NZ, which is actually a great city in a great country despite what it may seem as I am either a) not ... [Continue reading this entry]