Heretuanga

"Heretuanga” is a leavy suburb to Wellington on the North Island of New Zealand. In the Māori language, “tuanga” means “to be at home” and, on a day like this, Umeå is not particularly easy to love as one’s home. But at least I made it through the snow to Avion for a Covid-antibody test (which turned out negative) and the gym for a record of 27 km of indoor rowing this month. Back home, I was in dire need for some escapism so I made a sage and asparagus pasta with feta to go with a glass of Albariño from those beloved distant shores. Realizing that I was ready to leave any minute, the Umeå sky suddenly cleared in true April fashion.