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Growing up a as “tomboy”, I was always one to be outside all hours of the day. I would climb trees, go play down in the gully at the end of the road, come back to mum at dusk. Every weekend my parents would cart myself and my younger sister off to a new location to explore, whether it be a form of water, mountain, park or forest. So you could say my need to explore comes naturally. That it is engrained into me.

 

Once finishing my Bachelor of Science and gaining a few years of work under my belt, I decided to go explore the world and see what it had in store for me. 

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After travelling alone for a few months seeing all corners of the world I could squeeze into that period. I fell in love with Canada. So many people ask me- "Why Canada? New Zealand is one of them most gorgeous countries". You're not wrong on that, but there was this allure that Canada had, that I needed to be apart of. 

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I have done so many things I had never imagined myself doing back home. I have fallen in love with hiking and the meditative feeling I get while just focusing on one foot in front of the other- even if I am complaining every moment of the strenuous up-hill battle. I'm addicted to the breath-taking views I achieve either by summit or lake side and sometimes even on top of a pass /ridge. The silence that goes along with those views, feeling so small and insignificant against the giants that surround me. 

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I have passionately become a snowboarder chick (literally someone called me that), a climber (mediocre at best but enjoy it still), and recently, a mountain biker. More so downhill otherwise those surrounding me endure me panting and whinging on any strenuous up. The adrenaline high I get from racing downhill, hitting every feature I see, as small as it may be. Launching myself off jumps and sometimes drops and playfully popping off little roots and rocks. This year adding the addition of backcountry. Hiking has always been my thing and recently I have been adding early morning winter hikes to the agenda. So why not add snowboarding/splitboarding to my list also? Im so excited but nervous to get into this and tell you all about it (scary stuff included) 

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I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to live in such a place. I feel like I am actually living and enjoying the things around me. The people I have met are so genuine and friendly and that them being like-minded and enjoying the same things as me, makes a friendship stronger. That even when I feel like having a lazy day at home or working 24/7, there is a moment where I can walk and just take the views in and remember there is always a chance to explore and those mountains are just waiting for me to go an visit them. 

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Four years later and there is still so much for me to explore and learn. Watch this space for all the adventures I get myself into .