I moved from the US to New Zealand for love. I forgot to build my own life when I got there.

I moved from the US to New Zealand for love. I forgot to build my own life when I got there.

Courtesy of Ashlyn Oswalt.

When I met CJ at a Montreal hostel, I didn't expect to purchase a one-way ticket to New Zealand around a year later. But after months of enduring a long-distance relationship between Chicago and Toronto (where he was living at the time), and falling deeply in love, I chose the path of least resistance: a New Zealand work visa and a flight to Christchurch, CJ's hometown.

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