tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post115804407871489968..comments2023-10-02T16:20:05.107+02:00Comments on People become stories and stories become understanding: Homesick for New ZealandDi Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-210356057001889112012-07-27T14:56:28.730+02:002012-07-27T14:56:28.730+02:00Hi
I am actually a traveller by heart, I was bor...Hi <br /><br />I am actually a traveller by heart, I was born and raised in Belgium on the border with Holland. Lived in London, Paris and Vienna for some time but settled now back in my birth town Lommel. <br /><br />I fell in love with New Zealand on my honeymoon and went back a few years after that for a few months. Financially we can't afford to go back at the moment and I never been more homesick than now living in my hometown. I am homesick for New Zealand, I miss the nature, the peace and the feeling of space. The beautiful beaches, the forests and wildlife. I know it sounds bizarre feeling homesick for a country not your own, but its the only place I ever felt at home.Lizbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315052080300422890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1158149517250786122006-09-13T14:11:00.000+02:002006-09-13T14:11:00.000+02:00Beautiful photographs and beautiful memories and s...Beautiful photographs and beautiful memories and sentiments. Thanks for sharing. I know what's it like to miss someplace so much. xoparis parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1158050904204163372006-09-12T10:48:00.000+02:002006-09-12T10:48:00.000+02:00You really must Harvey, and you must promise to em...You really must Harvey, and you must promise to email me so that I can tell you of all of the places that might be special.<BR/><BR/>I lived in Dunedin, Cromwell, Marlborough and Fiordland ... I know stuff :)<BR/><BR/>But yes go, and then write of it so that I can live vicariously ... please lol. <BR/><BR/>I hope to be home early 2007 but it depends on what my daughter is doing ... whether she moves here or not. Time will tell I guess.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1158050391400383332006-09-12T10:39:00.000+02:002006-09-12T10:39:00.000+02:00Great photos--I really must get down and see more ...Great photos--I really must get down and see more of the South Island.Harvey Molloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168420609485849643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1158049708754988282006-09-12T10:28:00.000+02:002006-09-12T10:28:00.000+02:00Truck meditation ... okay, sounds wise :)Astound ...Truck meditation ... okay, sounds wise :)<BR/><BR/>Astound is a big word, thank you, you did make me smile.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1158049509939065932006-09-12T10:25:00.000+02:002006-09-12T10:25:00.000+02:00Well, you know I can relate. We could hear the sou...Well, you know I can relate. We could hear the sound of the ocean from my parents' house when we were on holiday and it's one of the things I miss the most now that we're back here.<BR/><BR/>Must try to be zen about it and attempt your "truck meditation" trick. Plenty of trucks roaring by on the nearby highway...<BR/><BR/>Your photos continue to astound me, BTW.christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991148606497381478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1158047591910685422006-09-12T09:53:00.000+02:002006-09-12T09:53:00.000+02:00Hey there Mark ... it wasn't so much 'down' as 'ju...Hey there Mark ... it wasn't so much 'down' as 'just homesick' :) and yes, it's surely a case of once a kiwi always a kiwi.<BR/><BR/>Being away from 'home' I end up finding ways to locate my self ... and, on the bright side, it makes me appreciate NZ even more than I did when I lived there.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1158044834606617682006-09-12T09:07:00.000+02:002006-09-12T09:07:00.000+02:00Lol noooooo, it's not about the waves hitting the ...Lol noooooo, it's not about the waves hitting the rocks, it's about the sound a messy tide with waves that kind of surge onto the beach instead of rolling and breaking.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, specially in a spring tide, the sea sounds more like the roar of the motorway than what you might imagine ... manic, it's too difficult to explain, you're just going have to go there and hear it for yourself :)Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1158044784364490812006-09-12T09:06:00.001+02:002006-09-12T09:06:00.001+02:00Sorry you're feeling down Di. It's funny - sometim...Sorry you're feeling down Di. It's funny - sometimes living in Auckland I get homesick for the sites and smells of home, even though I'm only 2 hours away, and IN the same country. I guess the important thing is that there is a place here for you, even if technically you're not here right now: After all once a Kiwi always a Kiwi :)Mark Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322306919563155381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1158044729735300572006-09-12T09:05:00.000+02:002006-09-12T09:05:00.000+02:00Lol noooooo, it's not about the waves hitting the ...Lol noooooo, it's not about the waves hitting the rocks, it's about the sound a messy tide with waves the kind of surge instead of rolling and breaking.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, specially in a spring tide, the sea sounds more like the roar of the motorway than of the sea ... manic, it's too difficult to explain, you're just going have to go there and hear it for yourself :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1158044443226837902006-09-12T09:00:00.000+02:002006-09-12T09:00:00.000+02:00New Zealand seems so wonderful. Just look at those...New Zealand seems so wonderful. Just look at those beaches, we don't hvae that. All we have is that one straight line of 67 kms coast filled with high rise buildings. <BR/>Traffic sounds like waves hitting rocks? Wow what are you taking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com