Jonathan's MindSay Blog

The Conclusion

egali — 2005-12-19T10:12:55-05:00

Sunlight streams through the highest windows in my house, here in Texas. Sunlight, false testimony to a winter that has already provided its first hard freeze. Away to the south and east, the ocean beckons, this time...

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Homehome

egali — 2005-12-13T10:12:26-05:00

Memories lay scattered around my room. Here lay a photo, there some loose coins stamped with a kiwi, over there half a dozen plane ticket stubs. Normally, I’m a fairly tidy person, but for some reason, I could not...

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The Spectre in Houston

egali — 2005-12-12T10:12:56-05:00

The night was humid. Really humid. Lordy, was it really possible for me to breathe this much water without drowning? And how was it possible to be warmer here than in New Zealand?

My friends...

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The Longest Day

egali — 2005-12-08T09:12:33-05:00

I rubbed my eyes wearily and glanced at my watch. Wha…? Three in the morning? Why was everyone yelling? Wait a second…where was I?

I pulled myself into a sitting position, the airport chairs utterly...

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The Land of Oz Part Three: Blue Mountains and Beyond

egali — 2005-12-06T01:12:49-05:00

“They’re called the Blue Mountains, but they’re not really blue, and they’re not actually mountains, so…yeah,” our guide, Luke, said easily. He couldn’t have been more than four or five years older than...

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The Land of Oz Part Two: Playing the Tourist

egali — 2005-12-05T09:12:16-05:00

Wednesday, Day 4, was the first of two day trips I planned out of the city for various activities. The people at the Information Centre not only have information on day trips, they will also book them for you so...

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The Land of Oz Part One: The All-Star

egali — 2005-11-30T11:11:26-05:00

On Saturday, November 5, I packed the last few items in my bags (meaning I crammed them in with force and prayed for the best), wolfed down my now-standard breakfast of buttered toast and milk, and set out for...

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Leavetakings

egali — 2005-11-11T11:11:17-05:00

I lay panting over my stuffed suitcase for a moment, the quiet euphoria of having shoved five months’ worth of life into a couple of bags coursing through me. The curtain over my window was drawn, as night had long...

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The Rail Trail

egali — 2005-11-09T11:11:56-05:00

The day after the trip to Oreti Plains, Dan planned a trip for himself, Marco, Hayley, and me to bike the Central Otago Rail Trail, a former railroad that has been converted into a walking/riding track. It didn’t...

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Oreti Plains

egali — 2005-11-07T10:11:54-05:00

New Zealand, it can safely be said, is full of sheep. Lots and lots of sheep. There’s as many as fourteen sheep to every one of New Zealand’s four million inhabitants, and when you work out the math, it’s still a...

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