Comments on: “So Profound!”

By: Ant

Ant — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:33:24 +0000

I think you only become a “local”, when in yourself, you feel at home. I’m not a local in NZ, neither was I in Aus. I’ve lived and worked in both places, but home is England — it’s the only place I’m a local. People will never stop asking people, such as your parents, where they’re from. It’s a natural curiosity in people. A traveller’s trait, you might say. I never shy away from asking the most British sounding Indian person where their roots lay.
.-= Ant´s last blog ..The Txt Trail (Part III) =-.

By: Akila

Akila — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:48:08 +0000

For that matter, when does a person become a “local?” My parents have lived in the United States for 33 years, over half their lives, and still people ask them, “Where are you from?”

I like to tell people that we are “traveling but with no set plans.” That really confuses them.

By: Gourmantic

Gourmantic — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:11:23 +0000

We are also travellers in life, our choices driving our journey towards that destination.

Nicely written piece.
.-= Gourmantic´s last blog ..The Truth About Aussie Chooks =-.

By: Ant

Ant — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:58:53 +0000

I’d have expected the same, Vi. It’s worth noting that most of my colleagues are late teens/early twenties and work in hospitality (which is incredibly underpaid in NZ, even compared with other Western societies).

By: Vi @ Travel Tips

Vi @ Travel Tips — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:40:11 +0000

Interesting, I was working in New Zealand and most of Kiwis I worked with have been overseas. .-= Vi @ Travel Tips´s last blog ..Short trails in New Zealand. Key Summit track =-.