Joke De RoeckDec 8, 20232 minNew Zealand partnership visa (expired)It’s been exactly two years since I left New Zealand, and exactly two years since I received a partnership visa that would allow me to...
Joke De RoeckDec 3, 20222 minNew Zealand memoriesIf you know me a little bit or if you’ve been reading these posts sometime over the past ten years, you have probably figured out I’m a...
Joke De RoeckSep 21, 20222 minJackie of all tradesHello autumn, you season of cosiness. The change of season is always an excellent time to start a new chapter, I believe. September and...
Joke De RoeckJul 3, 20222 minFinishing thingsI am a forever procrastinator, always living high up in the clouds and never ever finishing a thing. My therapist once suggested: just...
Joke De RoeckNov 3, 20212 minThe retreatIn the chaos of heartbreak and the whirlwind that is life, I found myself in the middle of rolling hills in the Coromandel, pitching my...
Joke De RoeckMay 10, 20212 minNew dawn new dayI take a long drag of my neigbour's cigarette. It’s been years, but if there was ever a moment. Let this be it. The smoke tastes...