Post Office — Ulva Island (New Zealand) — circa 2020 (photo credit: the author)

We don’t always get what we want…

but sometimes, we get what we need.

Juanita Nieuwoudt
SNAPSHOTS
Published in
3 min readJul 19, 2021

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Going AWOL

There was a cheating spouse, divorce proceedings, and financial strife. Travel seemed like the perfect antidote for this unholy trinity of troubles. I decided to leave my troubles behind and go somewhere. Not exactly committing to a Wild journey, but some of us need to start small.

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Juanita Nieuwoudt
SNAPSHOTS

I write about life in all its glory. I write about the unglorious too. More fascinating, yes? I sometimes write in my sleep; that's when I know: It is time.