Postcard from New Zealand

Our former employee Megan sends us a Postcard from New Zealand! We all miss ya dear! Have fun out there! 

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Hi there!
I just wanted to pop in and say hello from down under! I am currently
located in Hamilton, New Zealand, on the west coast of the North
island.  It’s a quaint, rural town slash city (barely though, they
maybe have 5 “skyrises” and a main strip of town that is mainly bars
and restaurants). Hamilton is known as the “city of the future”, but I
have yet to find out why exactly why it is called that…maybe i’ll
find out in the future? But what it does have going for it is some
pretty cool restaurants and bars (absolutely NOTHING like Salt, but
still cool to party and eat at).  So far i’ve traveled around the north
island—Rotorura (did some cool white water rafting), Auckland
(sailed!), Wellington, Raglan (go tmy tan on at the beach!), and lots
of other places.  It’s kind of funny slash ironic, I came here because
I wanted to see and explore the outdoors but sometimes when I look at
the scenery I secretly think to myself, “hmm…this looks somewhat like
Colorado or California.”  I’m not saying at all that this place isn’t
beautiful, cause everyday I am taken away by its beauty, but in some
respects it has open my eyes to a new beauty.  The beauty of my own
home.  I have realized that I live in one of the most beautiful places
on Earth!!  People say it all the time, but I think that by being able
to travel to a place half way around the world, I am able to appreciate
the beauty of Boulder on my own.


There is so much to do it’s kind of overwhelming to try and see
everything. In a couple weeks i’m going to the south island to do some
exploring, which should be really fun and lots of pictures.


I miss everyone at Salt!!!! You guys were a big family to me in Boulder
and I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to work with you all! I
can’t wait to come back and share my stories with you! Being here has
made me appreciate the uniqueness of Salt and what we do there.  Here
in New Zealnd sustainability is a concern, but not to the extent where
the restaurants and public service sectors are thinking locally and
really making an effort to try and make a difference.  The restaurants
here do use less processed meat products, but not because they
necessarily want to be healthier or more environmentally sound, rather
because they have such a smaller population to feed.  Anyways, enough
of the “green” rant, all in all being here has been an AWESOME
opportunity and has really made me appreciate my home—BOULDER! I miss
all you guys and can’t wait to see you soon!  I’ll be back July 3rd,
just in time for the holiday!

Later for now!

Megan

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