Tourist in the Tron

Everyone else in my journalism class seems to have a blog, so I guess I should have one too.

I'm not travelling Europe any more, which renders my previous blog addresses irrelevant, and makes the choice of subject matter less straightforward.  But, since travelling has been a theme of mine for the past couple of years, in a way, I'm a tourist in the Waikato.

Shortly after returning to New Zealand, I was happily living in Napier and (perhaps slightly less happily) working in Hastings.  We'll focus on Napier, shall we?  Seaside location, great weather, cafés every which way, wineries...  Perhaps the latter is straying into Hastings' territory, but the point is the same: it wasn't a bad
part of New Zealand to be in.

Then I decided that journalism was the way forward, and a variety of factors brought me to the city affectionately known as the Tron.
Just imagine me telling people in Napier that I was moving to Hamilton.  The more polite among them just said 'oh,' then changed the subject.  Some wanted to clarify, thinking they had misheard me.  'You're moving
from Napier to Hamilton?'  Others just laughed.
I think all of about three people actually gave me a positive reaction.  One liked the Sky City Casino, another was born in the area and owed it his loyalty, and the last was recently married to the Waikato boy.

I've only been here about two months but -hey- so far, so good.  I haven't found any good reason for the bad rap the Tron so often gets. Slowly, I'm starting to explore what the city and its surrounds have to offer - and Love The Tron is certainly helpful for pointing me in the right direction!