by Ben Thomas | Mar 4, 2015 | BenThere, Destinations
Staring at the trail leading directly to the base of a four foot wall, I couldn’t help exclaim, “Freaking Kiwis!” I then crashed my ankle bone directly into a root. Or, rather, the root reached out and punched me. I laughed to myself and clarified,...
by Ben Thomas | Feb 6, 2015 | BenThere, New Zealand
“Would you like to take it for a test drive?” Omer asked, eager to move along the inspection. I hesitated for a minute. In the months leading up to arriving in New Zealand, every time I mentioned to an American friend that Jenna and I were planning on...
by Ben Thomas | Jun 26, 2014 | BenThere, Destinations, United States
Every year since leaving the structure of state-mandated schooling, it seems like Summer sneaks in and forgets to tell me it’s sticking around. I’m always happy to see it, but the conversation is usually something like this: Ben-“Summer! Oh my gosh,...
