I'm blown away by the photorealistic embroidery of Cayce Zavaglia. I'm a big fan of Chuck Close, and her bold portraits have a ...

When I spoke to Sam about the next leg of our trip, he said, "but I never want to leave!"  We've both been enjoying our time...

Sam cuddling with Karmin Sam and I have had a wonderful time with our first HelpX hosts, and I'm looking forward to meeting our ne...

The weather was perfect this Saturday, so Sam and I hit up the Botanic Gardens.  The orchid show on site was a happy surprise and led to m...

This Friday night we decided to brave the crowds in downtown Auckland to check out the festivities surrounding the opening game of the Rugby...

We have settled nicely into our temporary home in Mangere East, a suburban area not too far from the airport in Auckland.  It's also kno...

For our first two nights in Auckland, we stayed with a cool CouchSurfing couple named Jess & Fletch. They live in an area of town ca...

We made it to Auckland! Saying goodbye to Sebastian was hard, but I think he's loving his new home with my grandparents. He was pret...

I love this photograph from Joeri Bosma.

I have been packing a lot in the last few days, including my wall hangings: framed drawings, photographs and prints.  It's made me re...