sunburnt in Hawaii

Been a while...

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July 28th 2007
It's been a while since my last entry. I'm actually putting this together sitting in my friend Steve Kaminski's place in Christchurch, New Zealand. It's been an incredible 3 weeks. I've surfed that secret spot in Mexico with my friends from the Spanish school and we scored some epic waves. I met a lovely girl in my last week or so in Mexico. I've seen Los Angeles and was predictably underwhelmed b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more