Hanne

Birthdays and Burns: The Joys of Youth

I have really been enjoying being young lately. That may sound like a very odd thing to say, because I think mostly you don’t really think about that sort of thing. Hence the maxim ‘youth is wasted on the young’. But recent events have got me thinking, and quite appreciating what I have at the moment.

One such event is the imminence of my 21st birthday. 21 is supposed to be such a milestone, a turning point, a time when everything ...

So, I have a new helmet! First one in three years, in fact. Picked it up from Colemans Suzuki this morning, and boy does it feel good! There really is nothing like that new helmet feel, and the intense clarity of a brand new scratch-free visor. I remember the first time I experienced one of those. 17 years old, setting off on a three week South Island trip as a pillion. The day before Christmas I realised the visor of the helmet I had been wearing was really not conducive to taking it he panorama ...

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