things i enjoy about nz, part 2

by this point i've hopefully made it clear that while there's plenty i miss about america, there are also things i enjoy in nz that i would not be able to have back in america. with any country of course there's tons of things that are unique to it.

being near a beach

this certainly isn't new zealand specific; there's even beaches in america after all. however, what's important here is that while i'm minutes away from the beach here, where i lived in america i'm hours from the beach.

this isn't the most gorgeous beach, sure, but to me it's a beach. plus there are prettier beaches i could easily get to, whereas back in america i'd have to drive hours to just get to a beach. prettier beaches are even further away.

i loooooove going swimming, whether it's in a pool or beach. back home (memphis) there's pretty much zero options for swimming. no water parks (closed before i moved there), no public pools (only in bad areas), and of course no beaches. even better, there's also a place about an hour or so away that's got a giant wave pool that's heated year round. but it's outdoors so even if it's cooler outside but sunny, you can relax and pretend it's still summer. and there's a couple indoor water parks, so there's lots of options for swimming.

that one thing is equal to at least three or four positive things about memphis.