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Niagara

Posted on December 12, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

Niagara Falls reminded me startlingly of Las Vegas, for all that it’s several thousand miles and a number of ecosystem types away; in both places, someone looked at a breathtaking natural wonder and decided what would really enhance it was … Continue reading →

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On The Day

Posted on November 6, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

Obviously, Hurricane Sandy failed to blow us away. (We didn’t even lose power – it rated slightly more exciting than Irene, much less than various other natural disasters.) The man-made perfect storm that is the US Presidential Elections is, however, … Continue reading →

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Home Again

Posted on July 16, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

Flying back from Massachusetts to New Zealand convinced me that one of the reasons I’ve taken two years to do so is that it is a very long way by anyone’s standards. (Almost precisely 10,000 miles, in fact, which is a … Continue reading →

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A Fishy Perspective

Posted on July 2, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

I’ve been spending most of the last couple of weeks running around like a headless chicken trying to get everything in order for our long-awaited trip home (nine days and counting!). In particular, due to visa renewals and other assorted … Continue reading →

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New York: Part Three

Posted on March 13, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

The last time we went to New York, we didn’t have to deal with any security, mainly because we didn’t really go anywhere with controlled entry. This time, we visited both the Empire State Building and Ellis Island, which have … Continue reading →

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Driving Issues

Posted on February 13, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

After much ado, I can now officially drive without supervision again. I got my permit back in December, but it’s taken this long to get my licence due to a number of factors involving a) winter b) the nefarious workings … Continue reading →

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Tests of Patience

Posted on December 4, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

You may remember my feelings about the rigamarole the US puts drivers with foreign licences through in order for them to acquire US state licences. It is apparently based on the notion that for a year after arriving in the … Continue reading →

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Recovery

Posted on November 7, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

We got power back last Tuesday evening, just as I was eating a cold dinner by candlelight (the combination of the noises I made when the power returned and the sudden appearance of light everywhere sent the cat under the … Continue reading →

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A Real Girl

Posted on September 25, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

This week I finally got to apply for a Social Security number. They’re a very odd thing, Social Security numbers. All they’re really meant to be used for is paying your taxes: essentially they function as a sort of national … Continue reading →

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Seafloor at 4am

Posted on July 15, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

The telepresence cruise in Seattle we’re involved with has finally got underway, after several delays which illustrated why I really couldn’t be a full-time oceanographer (I have a tendency to get wound up by upcoming travel and even more wound … Continue reading →

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