Although the title may lead you to believe that what is to follow will be a beautiful, poetic representation of my feelings toward the ordinary, I regret to inform you that this is not a poem in a formal sense. As the dictionary defines it, an ode is… More
Have you ever been somewhere that resonated deep in your heart? A place so full of beauty and charm that it sweeps you off your feet and leaves you in awe? I know I have. This past weekend, I fell head over heels for Queenstown. This picturesque town… More
Before the earth, before the sun and the moon there was nothing but Io– a genderless, parentless energy dancing within the void. Io was, and is, the potential of the world, and the Maori spiritual equivalent to the Christian God. Within the darkness and… More
It's night, the stars are out, and a bonfire is burning wildly in the middle of the road. Green shards of glass from smashed bottles are strewn about the flames. Through a thick column of smoke, you can see that the entire street is filled with a mosh… More
As I reflect on my time here at Canterbury so far, it astounds me that I’ve only been here for a couple of weeks! So much has already happened and I have already met such amazing people from all over the world. It seems it couldn’t have been just two… More