Leaving on a Jet Plane

I made it!

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January 14th 2007
I have arrived! It was a looong travel. Things started off great. My parents dropped me off at the Vancouver airport, we said our goodbyes, and I didn’t even cry. I was feeling good, excited and at peace. I went to get my last Tim Horton’s for 6 months, and settled in to wait for my flight. While I was taking pictures of myself (gotta capture the moment), a nice lady next to me asked if I wan ... 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