New Zealand Weekly Update #21

Last updated on März 19, 2023

13th of March until 19th of March 2023

Approximate reading time: 5 minutes

Lets get it started

Sunday evening, I am ready for Blogtime. I was off today from work as there has been some things going on with my boss and I decided to take a break From work. From canyoning. From the company. Some complaints about how I work, about how I drive. At the moment it is not very easy to handle that stuff as I got a lot of good feedback from my customers. They feel safe. They feel fun. The enjoy the trips with me as a guide. And in the end, I am the responsible person. Wrong decisions would lead to incidents. And I thought about working again next season for this company, but I might need to reconsider some things and figure out.

Thuersday, some friends and me ended up at Lalaland, a small Bar in Wanaka, after we joined the pool competition again at Woodys. Five minutes, a glas of water and we ended up in a fight with a Maori. He was kind of drunk, aggressive and the bartender told him to leave the bar. And this guy just smashed the bartender against the wall and tried to fight him. Well, and we in between. We tried to keep him away from the bartender, oushed him out of the bar (and hell this guy was strong, I still have some bruisers at my shoulder and my arm). And we tried to keep him outside. We talked to him. In a calm way. But he was quite angry. In the end, police showed up, we had to give all the information and the guy left. And now the fun fact: friday, we joined the karaoke at the Bullock bar, and this Maori guy was the DJ! Hell this town is small. He did not recognised us at all and well, I did not care about to be honest, we just had a good time and some nice songs :). Karaoke with friends is a lot of fun, eventhough I am not able to sing like a superstar :). In the end it is just about having a good time with friends and trying to not end up in a fight with some fu**ing strong maori 🙂

About the courage to go new ways

Some days ago, I had a nice chat with a friend of mine from Germany, Laura. And she told me, that she thinks moving abroad, working far away from home, being alone is something really brave. Being away from all your friends, your family, your „safe“ place. Well, I thought about this statement and I reckon sometimes it is necessary, to move far, far, far away. Not because you need to escape from something. Not because you don’t have any options at home or at the place where you live at the moment. Sometimes you leave, because you have to. Because your guts feelings tell you to do so. Because you would feel stuck if you stay.
And yes, moving aways from home, away from friends, away from familiy is painful. Full of risks. Full of „what could go wrong?“. Full of doubt. And full of „I have no clue what is going to happen“.
And it is full of options, full of new people, new chances, new places. And full of a new you.
Before I make important decisions about my life, I started to ask myself one important question: „What could be the worst thing that would happen“?. And there is an easy answer: „That I fail“.
So what? Go again. Try again. And again. And again. Until you succeed. Because with every fail, with every new try, you gain experience. You learn. And you’ll start again with experience.

Most people are just afraid to fail. Just afraid of things that could go wrong. About people who could reject them. About bad and sad situations.
But without a certain amount of risk, life would be really boring and just way too normal. Of course you can fail. Of course you can be rejected. So what? Go ahead. Without risk, there is no win. Without risk, there is no improvement. Without risk, you would just get stuck.

If you want to travel the world, do it! The world is amazing and full of unique areas – explore them, feel all the energy and breath it in as much as possible.

If you want to hike up a mountain, just do it! It might be hard. You might struggle. It might be steep. But the view from the top is always worth it.

If you want to run a marathon, start your training right now and hell go for it! The training might be hard, long and exhausting. And you have to train again and again and again. But to run through the finish line is amazing. This feeling full of energy and life is nuts!

Don’t doubt yourself just because you could fail. Don’t doubt yourself just because things could go wrong. Don’t miss opportunities just because of „but or why“. Ask yourself „why not?“
Most of the times it is even not about you goal itself, it is about the person you have to become to reach it. try to become a better version of yourself every single day. Become a version of yourself you would love to meet. You would love to know. You would love to stay with.
And I want to change my answer regarding „what could be the worst thing that could happen?“.
That I regret at the end of my life, that I not gave it a try. Regret without the option to change something would be the worst. Try to not regret at the end of your life – this is the way of life!

What else to say?

Guys, winter is ahead. The mornings getting cold. During the day it is still warm and nice, but I can almost smell the snow. And I reckon Wanaka in winter time is just amazing. A small little town surrounded by mountains full of snow and a lake just in the middle of the scenery. To be honest, this place is a place to stay at. To lose your mind, your heart and your soul. It is full of energy, full of amazing nature and full of adventures. And the way to get a residency in New Zealand is a long, expensive, time-consuming one… . But… why not?

Have a great week and enjoy every day – see you next week.
Your DingyInternational
Felix