“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.” Alice Walker One of the greatest joys on traveling in New Zealand, is experiencing the natural world. I have been camping in a van, which is a certain way to travel that causes meContinue reading “Conservation Culture: Exploring New Zealand’s Ecological Embrace”
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Experiencing New Zealand: A Journey Beyond Maps
I first knew the phrase ‘Map Is not Territory’ from the title of a influential book by J.Z. Smith at the University of Chicago. It turns out, ‘Map Is Not Territory’ has a much wider application. I found myself thinking about this phrase as I drove from Auckland to the Coromandel Peninisula in New Zealand.Continue reading “Experiencing New Zealand: A Journey Beyond Maps”
Nicole Grant Yonkman 