I discovered Loribeth in 2010 or 2011, finding at the same time a woman my age who seems to speak my language. Along with some of my other favourite Friends-Not-Yet-Met, she hails from Canada, a country that New Zealanders always feel that we know much better than we actually do. So Loribeth teaches me about life in Canada, the freezing winters and the hot, humid summers, the huge distances they travel (she’s taking me – virtually at least – on a road trip right now), the busy cities. She’s a writer and a reader, and as a result of her reviews, many non-fiction memoirs have now been added to my To-Read list, to be tackled one-day-when-I-have-time.
We may be separated by half the world, but I feel that we have much in common. Like everyone I write about in this series, I hope to meet Loribeth one day. I suspect it will be in Canada or the US, and the fact that she lives in the same city as some other Friends-Not-Yet-Met and near still others just across the border greatly increases the possibility of a meeting. Still, I regularly encourage her to escape the harsh Canadian winter and enjoy a gentle New Zealand summer, including a glass of wine on our deck (wind permitting).
I do hope you two get to meet one day. I think it will be a very special moment for you both ❤
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I love this series. And I love how friends we’ve not yet met can deeply influence our everyday lives!
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I love Loribeth. When I heard about the roadtrip, I got all excited and hopeful that she would be coming by me. But she’s still 18 hours away :-(. One day, I am going to get to meet both of you.
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Oh my goodness, I only just read this now… still road tripping 😉 and catching up (or at least attempting to…!) on a huge backlog of blog reading. Thank you so much for this! ❤ I too feel like we have so much in common, and look forward to that day when we WILL meet!! I would love to visit NZ someday — although my longtime NZ penpal & I have talked about meeting halfway, like Hawaii (preferably in February, lol)… what do you think?? lol
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