Lack Mentality Around Money, Begging My Family to Act Normal, Laugh Attacks in Fine Cuisine Restaurants and Flying Back to America

by Goda | Feb 25, 2024 | New Zealand 2023

February 24-25, 2024: I made dinner reservations for us to all go out to eat with Angus and Too Clean. I really wanted my thru-hiker friends to meet my family. In the meantime, we we walked around CC and went window shopping. Then, we stopped in the center of town so...

Surprise Visit From Family and Friends, My Mother’s Stubbornness Passed Down to Me, Trail of Broken Hearts and Dad Checking in On My Heart

by Goda | Feb 23, 2024 | New Zealand 2023

February 23, 2024: Today, I had a surprise coming—my family and their Lithuanian friends decided to visit me in NZ! They were planning on staying a week longer and my flight was coming up so we were only going to cross paths for a day. Regardless, it felt like the...

Angus Selling All of His Assets to Get His Triple Crown, Getting Spoiled By the Musician, Breaking Commands, Invited to Go on Tour Through Europe

by Goda | Feb 22, 2024 | New Zealand 2023

(X-rated) February 22, 2024: I joined Angus in the lounge area of his house while he mostly pretended to work. Instead, he was geeking out on trail videos, as was I. It was undeniable his heart was fully into life on trail. His face would light up, he was in full...

Kiwis Hating on Pine Trees and Hedgehogs, Getting a Ride By a Hot Musician, National Geographic: Beast Edition, Angus Looking Classy in CC

by Goda | Feb 21, 2024 | New Zealand 2023

February 21, 2024: I left early to start my hitch to Christchurch. Initially I was going to cruise around the West Coast, however Spirit told me to stay on the east. I got a short ride from a local gentleman. He was a tour guide for NZ, taking people up mountains for...

Nevis Bungy Jump, Polaroid Pictures in a Stranger’s Bedroom, Sedating Myself With Different Cocks and Stickers the Porcupine

by Goda | Feb 20, 2024 | New Zealand 2023

(X-rated) February 20, 2024: The following morning I had a breakfast date with Reece. He was taking me out to a fancy little place called The Boatshed Cafe. He told me to meet him at the boat dock. He showed up looking super classy while I was in the middle of picking...

Grateful for Having No Bills to Pay, Flirting With a London Boy, Watching the Way Men Eat and Crossing Paths With a Lithuanian

by Goda | Feb 19, 2024 | New Zealand 2023

February 19, 2024: It was time to hit the road and hitch to QT. Rhonda and Nigel were open to hosting me for a couple of nights before I hitched up to Christchurch. Sometimes I got tired of being on the road. The excitement to travel and roam was still strong,...