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Jared

Jared

I am an expatriate.

I am American, and I am now living in New Zealand. I am currently in Martinborough.

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About me

My partner and I are two American city boys who ended up in New Zealand via Japan. We have 20 acres with an olive grove in the Wairarapa valley. We don't know how we landed in paradise, but it's great to be here.

I can speak English, French, a little Japanese

Interests

caring for our olive trees, cooking, gardening, reading, writing

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Title: New member
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Last post: 2009-06-14 08:15:42
Registered: 2009-04-11

My blog 

Moon Over Martinborough

NetGuide Magazine 'NZ Site of the Month' - Oct 2009. My partner and I are two expat American city boys who finally stopped globetrotting and ended up on 20 acres with an olive grove in rural New Zealand. 'Moon Over Martinborough' is my little blog about living a simple yet deeply satisfying life in one of the word's most beautiful places.

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Tags: New Zealand, olive grove, simple life, rural, gay couple

My path 

 New Zealand
Martinborough

I am currently living in New Zealand since November 2006

My life & projects in this location:

Growing olives, raising chickens, learning heaps of things about rural life.

My occupation:

Senior Web Advisor for government department

What I like about this destination:

It's gorgeous. The people are nice.

What I don't like about this destination:

Sometimes it's just too far away from my family in Michigan.

 

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 Japan
Tokyo

I lived in Japan from July 2000 to January 2003

My life & projects in this location:

I lived in Yamagata for two years and then in Tokyo for two and a bit years.

My occupation:

English teacher

What I liked about this destination:

Fantastic. Everything was new and strange and wonderful.

What I didn't like about this destination:

Always, always an outsider.

 

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 USA

I lived in the USA

 

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