The last two months of my ski season have most definitely not been boring (my feeble excuse for the lack of posts). The beginning of September was filled with birthday and ski celebrations. My birthday spreading nearly a week, firstly with a joint outdoor birthday party with one of my friends involving a fire bin, …
Yesterday marked a pretty major milestone in my journey, being a year to the day since I stepped on my plane at Manchester Airport. My travels have taken me through so many different cultural adventures and introduced me to many mind-blowing experiences and people along the way. I have tested myself and pushed my comfort …
So, snowsports. One of the main reasons I’m working on the mountain. I have now had the chance to try both snowboarding and skiing. Initially wanting to learn snowboarding, I soon found that this was not a wise move for someone with previous back and rib injuries. I have since turned my hand (or feet) …
Things have settled into a nice routine in my simple mountain life. Every day life at Staffies becomes more community oriented as bonds grow stronger. Before arriving I was slightly sceptical at the prospect of having a roommate, however I have come to love sharing my space with Gabs, a bright, bubbly woman from Devon, …
By Friday afternoon I had arrived at The Lodge or ‘Staffies’ as it is locally known. Staff accommodation is located in Whakapapa Village at the base of Mt Ruapehu. Over the next two weeks the number of residents increased from around twenty when I first arrived, to an impressive sixty. The atmosphere is similar to …
So after finally feeling completely settled in Wanaka with some great friends, a lovely home and a job, I am once again heading off to a new location. Why would I leave when I finally have everything I’ve been working for over the past few weeks? It turns out I was successful in my application …
Aside from walks in the area, my immediate objectives were to find a job and a home here in Wanaka for the winter. Both were easier said than done with a whole crowd of hopefuls here on the same mission! It took around four weeks of searching, checking the weekly Messenger, a local magazine full …
