Getting Rooted in New Zealand by Jamie Baywood

Publishing my book Getting Rooted in New Zealand was my way of transforming poison into medicine. Most of the book was written as the events happened it just took me a few years to work up the nerve to publish. I wrote situations down that were happening around me and shared them with friends. While living in New Zealand, I had funny experiences that I had trouble believing were true. I think readers need to remember this is the dairy of a young, hormonal and confused twenty-something, this is not a travel guide to New Zealand or an expat guide to internationally relocate. What made you decide to write a book about your experiences? Did you think it would help some people transition easily from leaving the States to go to a new country? If things aren’t working out for you at home with relationships, instead of staying at home crying that you’re single, consider yourself free. I was 26, single, I quit my job, I moved out of a little cottage I was renting and put the few things I had at my mom’s house and brought a suitcase with me to New Zealand. It only took a couple of weeks for my work visa to go through. It was shockingly easy to relocate to New Zealand literally a few weeks after I made the decision. In an attempt to have some ‘me time’ I moved to New Zealand. I read in a tour book that New Zealand’s population had 100,000 fewer men than women. In my mid-twenties, I had bad dating experiences in California and a dream to live abroad. You state that in 2010 you made an impulsive decision to move to New Zealand from California was that truly an impulsive decision? Were you bored with you lifestyle at the time or were there events leading to your move? Courtesy of Jamie Baywood Those words ring true for author Jamie Baywood, who sat with Tania Lasenburg and explained why she gave up her life of comfort in the United States for New Zealand. Sometimes the most amazing things can happen when you’re impulsive about it.

Who is Jamie? Former Californian who decided to pack up and leave her worries behind.

Getting Rooted in New Zealand by Jamie Baywood