Immigration


Why emigrating (to New Zealand) is a bit like dying

Why emigrating (to New Zealand) is a bit like dying

This is a post I published on my personal blog about two weeks before we left South Africa for New Zealand:

In 17 days, we fly from South Africa to our new home in Napier, New Zealand.

As we’ve been going through the process of packing up, closing up, and saying goodbye, I’ve been reflecting that emigrating is a bit like how I’ve always imagined dying would be…