After two years not having been back home, I finally boarded a flight back to Germany. The moment the wheels touched down, I felt a strange mix of excitement, relief, and a little nervousness. Two years might not seem like much—but when you live far from home, it feels like a lifetime. To make the […]
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When I stepped off the plane in Queenstown in December 2019, I had a strange mix of excitement and nerves. It was my second time in New Zealand, but this time was different. I wasn’t here for a year-long working holiday. I was here to stay. Queenstown had captured my heart years earlier with its
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If you had told me a decade ago that I would one day call New Zealand home, I probably would have laughed. Growing up in Germany, my life was structured, familiar, and predictable. But sometimes, all it takes is one trip to change everything. In 2015, after finishing my apprenticeship in Dresden, Germany, I packed
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