In 17 days, we fly from South Africa to our new home in Napier, New Zealand. As we’ve been going through the process of packing up, closing up, and saying goodbye, I’ve been reflecting that emigrating is a bit like how I’ve always imagined dying would be…
We can’t take our possessions with us, so we [...]
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Why emigrating (to New Zealand) is a bit like dying
Photos of the Collins House, St Stithians fire
I didn’t realize that some of my friends hadn’t heard about the fire which destroyed our boarding house (and our personal flat) in March 2007. Here are the photos. They’re also on my Facebook profile.
Let me highlight a few choice ones…
Our bedroom
Our lounge
Our kitchen
Our insurance did pay out, which is one of the reasons [...]
