Susan Munroe

The United States is quiet. No car horns. No shouting vendors. No roaring, muffler-less combis or downshifting buses. It’s clean. I took a walk around Syreena’s suburban neighborhood and found a single piece of trash: a cardboard McDonald’s box. Everyone has American accents, and I no longer have to do a double take when I [...]

who continue to check (and check, and check, and check) this page to see if I’ve updated: I will post again! …at the end of December.  At the moment, I am at home, in between adventures.  My writing efforts are currently focused on polishing and publishing, and my mental energies are directed at networking and [...]

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…jiggedy jig. One word: weird. Good, more than good, but jeez louise, odd as.  Arrived in Cali Monday afternoon, and spent that night, Tuesday and Wednesday nights with Beeker in San Jose.  Heat!  Cars!  People!  People! The entire freakin’ population of NZ in one city!  Can you say ‘culture shock’?  Driving back from the airport, [...]

No, no, I'm not in New Zealand yet.  This last week in Cali with Beeker has been so much fun that I just had to write about it and share.  Here are the highlights… Learning to play chess!  …and losing 2 out of 3 games. Spending a morning with Elizabeth (close friend from high school), [...]

Adventure time! Welcome to my sweet as account of the next year of traveling around New Zealand.  While I realize that “sweet as” actually means “well done!” or “good for you!” in NZ slang, I prefer to adopt my own meaning: “incredible,” “astounding,” “sublime.”  We'll see if I can successfully insert this usage into modern [...]