Lovely Thoughts – Joyful Thinking

Yellow cups with legs

By: Samantha Joy May 18, 2020July 30, 2020

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When I Flew

By: Samantha Joy December 11, 2014July 30, 2020

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After a crazy few weeks of travel from one country to another and coming back to show a friend the country of New Zealand in Five days total and then getting back to work this is about the first time I have had in a long time to reflect on the individual memories I have…

In The Land of Oz… Sydney, Australia.

By: Samantha Joy December 4, 2014July 30, 2020

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A year ago, I would have never thought I would be sitting in bed today, writing a blog post about this past week I spent in Sydney, Australia… Yeah I guess we all say in a year so much can happen, but to be here… sitting here, making an attempt at describing all of…

The Day I Witnessed Cathedral Cove

By: Samantha Joy November 17, 2014July 30, 2020

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Blissful….Serene… and fantastically fun is the weekend I spent in the beautiful town of Coromandel. The host family of a fellow au pair of mine owns a “batch” or beach house out in Coromandel and were kind enough to let four of us use the house for the weekend once again. I previously wrote a…

Tongariro Crossing Part 1

By: Samantha Joy November 16, 2014

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I feel as though I am really unable to type out a full complete blog post on my trip to and through the Tongariro Crossing. Because although I did make the treacherous 5 hour drive there, followed by the equally.. maybe even more treacherous… 5 hour drive back, I did not actually complete the Tongariro…

Rugby vs. American Football

By: Samantha Joy September 29, 2014

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Although I would never claim myself as a sports fanatic or football maniac, i’ve seen my fair share of high school, college, and professional football games. And although it is great and all…. I think rugby is by far more entertaining to watch. Not only are the buff men in shorter shorts, the referees are…

Stripped of My Element

By: Samantha Joy September 18, 2014July 30, 2020

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In the dance world there is nothing better than feeling of dancing in your element. And when I say that I simply mean the feel of the dance matches the confidence that shows within and throughout your body. The music hits each move you make at just the right moments and the style is something…

Coromandel

By: Samantha Joy September 15, 2014

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For the majority of my life I think it is safe to say I’ve had a fair share of close guy friends that keep me in line, are blunt when they need to be, and act gross and silly to make things comfortable. This is wonderful and I wouldn’t trade a single one of them…