Things I... — novaturient(s)

…HAVE LEARNED:

Kelsey: Do not bring skinny jeans as your next clean outfit after taking a shower in a communal bathroom.

Colin: Kelsey and I have very different circadian rhythms, me being a more morning person, her thriving later in the day.

K: Skinny jeans in general aren’t wise camping gear.

C: I kinda hate driving. Or at least driving a manual transmission over long stretches of hilly and windy roads.

K: Hitch hiking isn’t ONLY for the mistrusted vagrant (popped that cherry recently and discovered how wonderfully social and efficient it can be!).

C: Kelsey LOVES social media, wherever she goes.

K: Snapchat will drain your data (which is NOT unlimited, unlike my experience in the States).

C: I am just not as motivated to paddle out (aka ‘go surfing, brah!’) by myself as I am in the company of my surf buddies.

K: Wifi is NOT ever-present in all first world countries (you demanding millennial American!).

C: Kelsey also loves parentheses.

K: I do actually tan! You just need to put me in a place with a hole in the ozone.

C: Though we all know how gorgeous and near-immaculate Kelsey keeps her skin, she looks pretty hot with a little tan. Thank you hole in the ozone!

K: I’m absolutely in love with Colin; but, I don’t always like him. ;)

C: Ditto.

K: I genuinely enjoy Vegemite®.

C: It’s entirely possible that without Kelsey in my life, tan and Vegemite-loving as she may be, I’d be much less happy.

K: Sandflies are the devil.

C: El diablo is a real thing that exists.

…MISS THE MOST:

K: My nephews

C: My brothers

K: La Croix fizzy water

C: Truly free wifi

K: Laundry dryers (that work)

C: Watching the BPL

K: Cheap tortilla chips and good spicy salsa

C: Budweiser – PSYCH! New Zealand’s craft beer scene is legit!

A 'summer' morning and its required attire

K: Spicy food in general

C: Sam’s No. 3® breakfast burritos

K: A private bathroom

C: 80+º F temps on summer days

…AM PERPLEXED BY:

K: Separate hot and cold water taps (You can never use the hot, as it’ll burn you! So what’s the point of even having it?)

C: Houses built without insulation

What if I want 'warm' water? And how am I supposed to wash two hands at once?

K: Mini sinks

C: Flipping the light switch down to turn it 'on'

K: The combination of the two above

C: Flipping the light switch up to turn it 'off'

K: Lack of screens on windows

C: Parking your car on the front lawn or the easement between the sidewalk and street

K: Not giving pedestrians the right-of-way

C: 30¢ ketchup packets (sold separately) for fish and chips