2014 so far has seen us head back to work; leading to a bit of a shopping spree, picnics on the beach, an anti-climatical Australian day, a night out with Dave in coogee, some Sydney sight seeing, and a wonderful Valentine's weekend. A bit about work - So technically at the moment I am currently not allowed to teach in NSW. I'm waiting for ACECQA to assess my degree and on the job experience to determine whether or not I am qualified to work as a teacher in t...

Well it's been quite a while since my last entry simply because we've both been so busy getting back to a routine so here goes... Since our last blog post, we have moved in to a lovely little flat which is a 4 minute (yes, George timed it!) walk from a stunning beach in Manly, NSW, and we have both secured full time jobs for the foreseeable future. We've welcomed in a new year and spent Christmas day away from home and completely out of our comfort zones. Not...

So... from where we left off; George was sitting on a rock, like a hobbit in the middle of a river and we'd been to visit the incredible moeraki boulders and taken a walk along the beach. Then, after a day of chilling out in the sun, we had dinner and drinks by the river and brought the duvet outside to do some stargazing - we saw tons of shooting stars!! There didn't seem to be a huge amount going on in Christchurch, the city center still seems to be sufferi...