The Big Trip

Finally, the day has come... to leave my country to stay at the opposite side of the world for a year. Escapism? Not really. Rather curiosity.

My stay in New Zealand has two main purposes. Firstly, to finish my master thesis in computer science at the University of Auckland (UoA). Secondly, to kayak as much as possible in some of the most beautiful rivers in the world.

Standing on Heathrow, only 30 hours of flight time away from my final destination...