Wander with me into the wonderful world of Giapo Ice Cream in Auckland, New Zealand. It's where you go to indulge your sweet tooth in a world sprinkled with sugar and pure imagination. Expect absolute art, deliciousness, and brain freeze.
That I was able to wander to New Zealand’s most beautiful hidden corners during a global pandemic and while stranded abroad, is something I’ll never take for granted. I can still hardly believe that this place exists in real life, and better yet, with some views only a stone’s throw away from home. It’s been an absolute dream and one that I can only wish will happen again (minus the pandemic part). Here are a few of the incredible walking and hiking trails I wandered to in the North Island. I’ll be back South Island. Very soon.
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New Zealand 💙, I can’t even begin to express how happy and grateful I am to have been ‘stuck’ here for the past 6 months. Considering the place, I would hardly call this being stuck. If anything, it’s pretty darn lucky. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster 🎢 filled with absolute joy, laughter, tears, and way more honeycomb kitkats 🍫 than I’ll care to admit 🙄. Leaving what I would probably describe as the most gorgeous place I’ve seen yet and the kindest people is no easy thing to do 🥺. I’ll be back NZ 💙.
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While we’ve all been struggling with staying-at-home boredom, the Getty Museum has proposed an incredibly fun activity for art-lovers to unleash their creativity from the safety of their homes. Inspired by the Rijksmuseum Museum and Between Art and Quarantine Instagram account from Amsterdam, the challenge is to recreate one of your favorite artworks using 3 objects that you find around your house. It’s been absolutely hilarious and quite impressive to see many of the posts that have been shared worldwide under the hashtags #betweenartandquarantine and #tussenkunstenquarantaine . A guaranteed laugh during these times. Hope you like my recreations below.
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Since we’re all not wandering, I wanted to share a small something to keep my culturally curious friends entertained. I’m always fascinated 🧐 to hear about historical cultural practices and etiquette in different countries. Particularly why some rules were once followed and why some still persist. I’ve discovered some incredibly cool and random tidbits I’m going to share every week. How people do things in other parts of the world 🌎.
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Worldwide, we’ve all been affected in different ways from this insidious virus. It’s been devastating to witness the impact a single thing can have on people’s well-being. It’s also been heartening to see the many acts of kindness, courage, humanity, and love. In times like these, it’s important to remember that the coronavirus is not the only thing that’s contagious. Hope is as well. While there are things that we can’t control at the moment, it’s important to remember that we are all one and must actively take care of ourselves and those around. Not just physically, but mentally as well. Here are 7 things I hope you can keep in mind
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