And somehow…even with everyone knowing how much I enjoy my coffee…they all failed to mention how New Zealand probably has the best coffee I’ve ever tasted.. just miraculous. And it’s presentation is quite lovely to I must say.
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Samantha Joy is an imaginative conversationalist and event creative who enjoys crafting new atmospheres for people to experience. She finds the beauty in romance and creating remarkable memories for the people whose ideas began as just joyful thinking.
Mt. Eden
Where standing on volcanoes comes naturally…and comes often: Life living in New Zealand
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Came across this remarkable set of words the other day and couldn’t help but share them. Already I can tell that travel is a beautiful thing that I only hope each person in the world gets a chance to bewilder themselves with.
“For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.” Leonardo da Vinci
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Adorable Welcome Signs
My host family greeted me at the airport with the cutest handmade signs!
Read MoreWhat I’ve learned from my trip so far:
Or I guess what I should say..is what I’ve learned from experiencing the international side of the LAX airport and flying with Fiji Airways so far… Let’s start off with-1. Luggage: in an attempt to save on money, buying excessively expensive shampoos and make up products in New Zealand, I stocked up half a duffel…
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Wanderlust
With a little less than a week left before my move to New Zealand, I can’t help but feel horrifyingly excited for what adventure awaits me on the other side of the world.
Read MoreThe Third
I wish we would have met two years ago So that the spirit you breathed into me the first time we kissed would have gotten me through those endless nights when I came so close to giving up on love I wish I would have had you there with me Every time my self…
Read MoreNoise
March 17th, 2014 2:43 a.m. The creative mind knows nothing but noise that silence makes… And through it we see blinding shadows that remind us of each experience that we don’t want to remake.. But where does fear end and creativity begin? It begins here, in this loud whispering thought That we’ve outrun throughout the…
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Joyful Thinking 