Waiting to jump

Kicking things up a notch

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December 31st 2006
Ok the first thing everyone needs to do is click on the video icon and watch the clip. The quality isn't great and I'm sorry that the picture isn't vertical, but it's a necessary intro to this blog entry. Ok Mom and Dad, now that you are flipping out I want you to keep in mind that I am obviously alive and well as I write this. There's a reason you're finding out about this while I'm still o ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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