I sent emails to friends in New Zealand. Within a couple of hours, Ken and Jan sent an email back to me with their greetings and news. it had been a long since I heard from them.
Ken is a retired nurse. He was a Charge Nurse when I was a student.
In my travel journal "Five Weeks in New Zealand", I write about seeking friends from the past before leaving for New Zealand three years ago. I had not seen them for 32 years or more.
It was so good to see friends again.
I also found a couple of classmates that were kind enough to let my son and I visit them. Sheena was a significant influence in my life there. She took me to her family's farm for my first Christmas there.
I wrote about the 'Legend of Sheena' in the travel journal. A two-day visit with Sheena and her husband Bob left a lasting impression on Adrian. We met their two sons and Adrian spent New Year's Eve with them on the Octagon (central Square) in Dunedin.
It is coming up to 40 years since I went to New Zealand to become a Registered Nurse.
Who knew that 40 years later, it would still seem like yesterday.
No, I am not dwelling on the glories of the past because I am unhappy and depressed.
My time in New Zealand helped shape my life and for that I am thankful.
It all started in Lethbridge, Alberta. I met Len Tope while working a Saint Michael's General Hospital. He studied nursing in Christchurch. I went to Christchurch on his urging, he made it sound so good. It was. The travel journal is dedicated to him.
It is amazing how certain people can help shape a life.
Thanks to all of them who helped shape my life.
I appreciate it.
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