When I met Nisreen, one of the first things she told me about was her dream of travelling to New Zealand. When we started dating, she warned me that this trip was a promise she made to herself and she was going to do it no matter what. More on that here. I understood her urge to…

I knew I wanted to travel to New Zealand even before I had decided to take a year off to travel. Maybe it was the Lord of the Rings? Maybe it’s the sheep?  I have no clue where this idea sparked from but there was a desire deep within me to take off to a…