Winos and Beach Hoppers

Auckland Bay from One Tree Hill (not the show, an actual place!)


Kumeu River Winery


West coast black sand beaches


Wine Country

While in Auckland, we went on a wine tour (yes, we drank a bit too much). As you can see from the east to west coast, Auckland is gorgeous. Not a bad way to spend Christmas Eve, eh? (We have been hanging out with too many Canadians!)

Kaituna Rafting in NZ

On our holiday travels to New Zealand, Aaron and I went rafting on a class 5 river, and the highlight was a 7 meter waterfall!

Merry Christmas

Our Christmas wishes to all of our friends and family…
This year our wishes for the season come from across many seas and many lands, but perhaps from a little closer to home than before. One thing being far from the known does is make you aware of the things in life that are blessings. This season we are truly grateful for all our family and friends that continue to support us and wish us well through our journeys abroad. There are many reasons that brought us so far from home, but we are sure that we could not have done it without the support of all of you. So this Christmas, we celebrate you…the people in our lives that matter most, the ones that share their homes and hearts with us.

Christmas and Ice Skating

We have been enjoying the beautiful lights around town, and we went ice skating in the city center on Sunday...It was amazing, but Aaron was a little unstable! As for me it really is like riding a bike because after about 30 minutes I was cruising around the rink, but some punk kid pushed me down and laughed, but such is life!

The Silent Killer...

Hey! We are in our new apartment now, and for those of you who did not hear about our situation, we had black mold in our bedroom that made us sick for awhile, but we are all better now and in nice, but small new place with no mold.

Why I love Korea!

This morning and every morning on our way to work we pass an apartment complex that has guards that help direct traffic for the residents. There is one guard that salutes both of us every morning and shouts "good morning!" Aaron and I bow and respond with smiles "Annyonog Haseyo," and he smiles and bows in return. I am not sure why he salutes because he even does it when I am alone, so he is not mistaking us for military...not to mention there are no foreign troops in Suji, but it is still a great feeling, especially when you are so often stared or glared at!