Heya, this is Melissa from NZ. I'm finally heading off on the OE I've wanted to do forever and really excited about it! Although I'll miss all my friends and family back home in NZ heaps I'm looking forward to catching up with old friends and making new ones on my tavels. So use this to keep track of me as I trot around the globe so I don't have to send massive emails this time. Keep in touch - kiwigirlnextdoor@yahoo.co.nz

Sunday, June 25, 2006

The big adventure begins

Well, welcome to my blog. This is my first time doing this but I'm thinking there's going to be a lot of firsts on this trip so I may as well start here, plus it saves you having to read huge spam emails every two weeks :P

Thanks to all of you who came to my leaving party, all-you-can-eat pancakes is a bit crazy when you can hardly finish one plate! But it was great to see you all there - awesome turnout : ) *big hug*

Well the plan for the big OE as it stands is:
26 June NZ>Vancouver with Claire
13 July Vancouver>US (Seattle, Spokane, San Francisco, San Jose, Yosemite NP, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Michigan, Niagara Falls, New York)
20 Sep New York>London (live and work for a year or so and travel through Eastern Europe)
Sep 2007 - back to NZ via Thailand (want to side trip around Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam - and hop across to the Phillipines too) want to be back in time for December graduation, christmas and summer in Wellington : )

So keep checking this to see how I'm going on my travels, will hopefully post pictures along the way too! And just so you dont forget what I look like there's a picture of some munter looking like a sheep : )

You can email me anytime at kiwigirlnextdoor@yahoo.co.nz, or post a comment here :)

Luv you and miss you
- Melissa

10 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Liss! Make sure you let me know when you're in the NY/northeastern US region. I'll still be in New Haven, CT!
Have fun in the meantime!
Chris
christina.craige@gmail.com

Sunday, July 02, 2006 2:36:00 am

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hey hun!!
sorry I didn't make it to your leaving thing.. have heaps of fun and take care k?

Jane xox

Monday, July 03, 2006 11:57:00 am

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

good stuff stay safe and get peow :-)

Friday, July 14, 2006 4:03:00 am

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

^^ Gow :-)

Friday, July 14, 2006 4:04:00 am

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Go girl. Loving the sheep aye?

Michael

Friday, July 14, 2006 7:59:00 am

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Glad you're having fun so far. See you in Spokane, then.

Matt.

Friday, July 14, 2006 10:29:00 am

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, good to see you guys are having fun!!!!
Good to see your face too Matt!!!
Man, too many photos - just as much time spent as reading your emails!!!

- Lettuce

Monday, July 24, 2006 8:58:00 pm

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Lettuce,
Got to see pictures of most of you guys, too, when Lissa was in town, which was sweet. Still waiting for her to update this thing, though...

Matt.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006 3:54:00 pm

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Will be updating this soon. Have been on a camping trip through California, Nevada and Arizona for the past week so havent had internet access. Promise to get around to this soon. Would love to hear what ya'll are up to as well

Luv ya
- Liss xx

Tuesday, August 01, 2006 6:27:00 pm

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am so unbelievably jealous! I hope you're getting plenty of sleep on your big adventure. I sure do miss those huge bulk emails though.
Love Nads

Saturday, August 05, 2006 8:31:00 pm

 

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