Two Linguistic Perspectives that Can Change How You See the World

During my linguistics and language studies, there turned out to be several surprising crossovers between how you approach language and how you can approach life and the people around you.
What New Zealand Can Learn from Japan’s Waste and Community Systems

A while ago I was very fortunate to be selected to travel to Japan, representing New
Zealand, at the Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar, in Kōhoku, a town in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
Silly Seal Season – NZ fur seals return to the Coromandel this winter – Brought to You by DOC

As the water temperature cools down over winter, you may notice New Zealand fur seals, or kekeno, returning to the rocky shores around the Coromandel Peninsula.
Proud to be Local – Lisl Wollheim Jones

Proud to be Local — brought to you by CFM — is our inspirational feature, highlighting home-grown Coromandel Peninsula folks doing wonderful things out in the world.
Ross’ Ramblings – Wars and Women in Southeast Asia – Part 2

Continuing on from Part 1 in which I discussed non-judgement of Thai working girls, I did judge another girl around the hotel pool one day, but she wasn’t Thai.