Andrea Gallier
NZ Adventure: Coming Home Part 2
Over two years ago I jumped off a bridge in Queenstown and made myself a secret promise...
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"In life as in the dance, grace glides on blistered feet" -Alice Abrams
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Andrea Gallier
- Sep 29, 2019
- 2 min
NZ Adventure Conclusion: Coming Home
It’s been almost 10 months since I left New Zealand in November 2018, and only 5 days since I’ve been back. While in many ways leaving my...
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Andrea Gallier
- May 22, 2019
- 2 min
The Best Reading Spots in Auckland's CBD
If you're like me, you're always on the lookout for the best places to escape into a good book. While I was living in Auckland, I found...
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Andrea Gallier
- Nov 16, 2018
- 4 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 13: Writer’s Block is a Beach
Some people argue that writer’s block isn’t real. They believe that it’s just a convenient excuse used by lazy writers who don’t want to...
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Andrea Gallier
- Aug 22, 2018
- 3 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 12: Things Texans Would Find Appalling About New Zealand
For all the adrenaline-filled, surreal, and extraordinary moments there are when you travel, there are an equal amount of mediocre,...
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Andrea Gallier
- Jun 16, 2018
- 3 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 11: Getting Sick & Climbing Fences
In chapter one I wrote that, “…the most important part of any adventure story is the worst for the protagonist. An adventure is not an...
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Andrea Gallier
- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 10: Lollies, Utes, and Chilly Bins
It’s been a busy month… After lots of searching, I found a second job at a pretzel place and have been spending my time learning the...
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Andrea Gallier
- Apr 20, 2018
- 3 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 9: The Worst Things About Backpacking
Remember how I was talking about weird transitional phases back in Chapter 6? Yeah, I’m experiencing another one of those and it’s...
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Andrea Gallier
- Apr 19, 2018
- 1 min
My Third Month in New Zealand...
Brought to you by scenic water views and near-death experiences... #NewZealand #Thirdmonth #Video
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Andrea Gallier
- Apr 7, 2018
- 2 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 8: Don't Overthink It
“So you like Panic! At the Disco?” asked the tall man strapping my legs together as I sat on a platform on Kawarau Bridge- known as the...
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Andrea Gallier
- Mar 31, 2018
- 4 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 7: “This is beautiful and all but I thought I was getting paid”
So much of travel writing is basically romanticizing something that is inherently uncomfortable. No matter how hard you try to make it...
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Andrea Gallier
- Mar 18, 2018
- 1 min
My Second Month in New Zealand
Well that was fast...here's some footage from my second month in New Zealand! #SecondMonth #Video #NewZealand
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Andrea Gallier
- Mar 18, 2018
- 4 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 6: Diving into Paintings and Feeding Lemurs
The thing about real life is that the transitions between the “chapters” aren’t always smooth. Sometimes you get consumable chunks of...
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Andrea Gallier
- Mar 4, 2018
- 3 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 5: Peace Isn't for the Living...
“Only part of us is sane: only part of us loves pleasure and the longer day of happiness, wants to live to our nineties and die in peace,...
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Andrea Gallier
- Feb 24, 2018
- 4 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 4: Happy Feet
There’s one thing traveling solo in New Zealand lacks- consistent dance classes. After my time at the Flower Barn, I was headed back to...
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Andrea Gallier
- Feb 18, 2018
- 1 min
My First Month in New Zealand...
Here's some footage from my first month of wandering around New Zealand! #NewZealand #FirstMonth #Video
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Andrea Gallier
- Feb 13, 2018
- 2 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 3: WWOOFing, Wedding Dresses, & Where Are All the Napkins?
Baby boomers love to argue that millenials are killing all sorts of industries, including the napkin industry. Well I raise you this, you...
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Andrea Gallier
- Jan 31, 2018
- 3 min
NZ Adventure Chapter 2: The World's Smallest French Press
The first couple weeks of any adventure are always so FAST. One second you're wondering if you'll make any friends at all and the next a...
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Andrea Gallier
- Jan 18, 2018
- 1 min
My First Vlog
Here's a little bit about how I'm feeling about my New Zealand adventure (I'm leaving TONIGHT) and what I want to do with my YouTube...
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Andrea Gallier
- Dec 26, 2017
- 3 min
New Zealand Adventure Chapter 1: Running Away
I have no idea what I’m doing. ... I just wanted to clear that up in case you thought I somehow had my shit together. Yes, I'm freshly...
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