I write this post to you from the place that has stretched us out of our comfort zone for the first time on this trip. It wasn’t the 22 hour flights or driving on the opposite side of the road (as the shotgun passenger I’m still trying to recover from the anxiety of having no control over the vehicle while sitting in what my brain tells me is the driver’s seat). No, it has been the three nights in the hostel that reminded me what a soft, pampered, middle class, middle-aged girl I am. Mitch and me both. Luke never batted an eye (probably because he gets to sleep on the top bunk).
I laugh as I write this, so don’t feel sorry for us. We chose the “budget option” when booking a room in Napier. This seaside town is cute and quaint and expensive. But when we arrived in our triple room, we had second thoughts. It’s the size of a prison cell with a bunk bed and a single. And we are right above the kitchen where Asians and Germans have been burning every meal since we arrived. It’s kind of hilarious.
So, I promised to blog about the good with the ugly, and here’s our first taste of it. It’s not always waterfalls and sunshine in New Zealand. Sometimes it’s sketchy hostels and smelly backpackers, too. Wait, maybe that smell is me. Better go stand in line for the shower. Love y’all!
Out of our Comfort Zone to Explore the World 
Ahhhh, so you’ve left fantasy Athens?!? 😉 As long as you have hot showers…not feeling sorry for ya! 🙄
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Love this😂 is it a hall bathroom thAt you share w/ strangers or is it in your room?
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Sharing with strangers! Thankfully there was a lock on the door. #flipflops
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Amazing post. I can just smell it—the burnt food with just a touch of B.O. ahhhh. xoxo
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So happy y’all are getting out of the comfort zones. Funny how our young kids are more flexible than we are and see adventure in what we may see as annoyance. Enjoy every moment!
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Thanks Cole! You would have been a great encourager with all of your camp experience!
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Love the pic of the room!
❤️❤️
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This makes me laugh so hard and cry at the same time. Y’all are SUCH troopers and I can’t wait until we are together to laugh in person. This is truly the trip of a lifetime from y’all and I bet it’s THESE hilarious situations that will bring tears of laughter to the 3 of y’all for years to come. We love love love love you guys and miss you so much! Happy to see the pics and hear the news. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LUKE tomorrow (it’s 11/17 here). Xoxoox
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Thank you Sneed family! We are enjoying LOTS of laughs together on this adventure. Miss and love you!
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