In the dying days of the Japanese ski season, there was a definite lack of snow. When there is a lack of snow around these…
I was six, and we were the sun and the moon, radiant and bright. Riv had inky black hair, eyes like wet mud smeared across…
I arrived in Canada to begin what was to become my fourth snow season, but my first long-term solo overseas trip. I had no job…
I stare out the plane window at the twinkling lights in the darkness below. That’s Japan down there. Hitting the ground feels like victory: a…
Long days. Cold nights. Fatigue and loneliness. Standing in the harsh sun, I’m surrounded by walls of tall jungle. Staring ahead at a steep overgrown…
I wish I had taken ballet as a kid. The pirouettes I force myself into, avoiding seemingly inevitable collisions with scooters and cars, on roads…
I am sobbing as surreptitiously as I can in a scungy Indonesian bathroom, clutching two strawberry daiquiris bigger than my head. My cleavage is blistering…
Two years ago, I moved away from home: away from my small riverside town to the big city of Auckland, often confused for New Zealand’s…
For years, I have been told that my way of travelling is wrong. It’s a habit that I was once ashamed of, but now, unabashedly…
We spend weeks counting down the days until the boarding call. Crossing off the dates on the calendar, edging closer and closer to the aircraft’s…
My eyes were still drowning in the short-term aftermath of separation as I got off the plane. He welcomed me with a smile and a…
“Are you finding your way around okay? Make sure you know where to get WiFi when you need to use Google Maps.” “Yes Mum.” “Are…
