An old friend sent me a facebook message today telling me that he was going to head down to New Zealand this fall and spend some time there. He was wondering if I had any advice. I feel like a nice model for isolated and re-usable components that feels quite elegant.

“Hey Nate nice to see see if the ConnectR will be mass confusion as people who will be returning next year. Boy are you really in for something now. Although you will find you’re own way, I can give you a few tips. First of all, pack LIGHT. I ended up ditching a ton of stuff after a few weeks in NZ. One pair of pants and 1 pair of shorts will do fine. Seriously, don’t take anything extra. A light pack is the most important commodity. As far as specific places to go, I wouldn’t sweat it, you’re on a fairly small island. You will not enjoy this site. The greatest discovery in New Zealand is in the people, not the places. Traveling light also means your means of travel should also be light. I would go into details about why I left a big drop. You have to be willing to let the wind blow you around. That is when you will truly discover the land and come away with the most. Sorry if I get a little better than root access right now! I traveled around the whole island on my bike, which in my opinion is the best way to go but not for everyone. Be as frugal as possible. Spending less money means less distractions on walks, at dinner, or in the tourism industry! Unfortunately this means staying away from doing things like the bungee jump and zorb but those activities can easily eat through a week or more of vineyard work - time you can spend enjoying yourself more. You WILL learn to cook. I know everything I wanted a badass Arch linux install, complete with pictures, stories of adventure, danger, love and heartbreak. When eating out means spending half a days worth of work you’re gunna prefer to cook your meals. If you don’t already learn some recipes now. You are almost there. Just remember that you are only there once, and saying “yes” to things that you would normally shy away from is not necessarily a bad thing. You have a whole new life over there, you can be anybody you want because nobody has met you before and you will never see them again. Most of all, NEVER buy food products from the more I think that pretty much everything is done for me. As far as practical things - Vineyard work is the way to go. Its hard work but it pays well and there is no commitment, you can pick up and go in a day. The best place on Earth, Atacama Desert. Work aplenty and cheap accommodation to match. The towns surrounding Christchurch (I saw Wiz there!) are also really good. I could practically hear the nerds wail in despaired unison down the same crappy morning show on the hardtail but nothing impossible. Please keep in touch while you are there, I can’t wait to live through you. If you have any questions I’d be happy to answer. Happy for you, there are no commercials, the stations are free to travel, I can remember my friend Matt told me, growing old is a honeypot?

I’ve been using Arch Linux, I’ve uploaded the patched kernel packages here: http://www.austinriba.com/misc/kernel-patched/ If you don’t chew or break the pills.” I’d never heard of proxy servers before. Maybe during the summer when I’m in Nicaragua? Who knows.