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And you may find yourself living in another part of the world; with a beautiful house and a beautiful wife; and you may ask yourself, well how did I get here? – Once In A Lifetime – The Talking Heads.
As for me I know exactly how I got here. 12 hours on a
747 followed by about 3 hours at the Auckland airport and a 737 from Auckland
to Wellington. And here I am in Paraparaumu, a small town north of Wellington
which reminds me very much of where I grew up in Florida. The only thing missing
are the retirees from New York and other cold points to complain about the weather.
Despite that our hosts are very kind and we are near the beach. There is a nice
little restaurant right on the beach which is reminiscent of Malibu without
all of the crowds, hoopla and high prices. I can tell that, while there is no
perfect place on earth, the casual attitude here will be a welcome change from
life in Los Angeles.
While I don’t know where I will be living for the next year while we get
our residency status, I do know that the dream that Enaj and I share of having
a piece of land in a place where the weather is agreeable and the beach nearby
is within our grasp here. This is my current mantra (in addition to the chorus
of Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds). We have chosen to live in a place
where the land is affordable, the wine is plentiful and inexpensive and I can
even treat myself to the occasional Havana without having to smuggle it across
the border.
As I read the newspaper and hear of events around the world
I am increasingly happy that we chose to pull up stakes and come here.Good on
ya!!