If you’ve only ever seen whiteboard markers used on a whiteboard, then of course you’ll be surprised when you use them on your t-shirt and they don’t wipe off.

If you’re two years old, you will. The concepts of ink, whiteboards being special, and ‘dry erase’ don’t feature when you think about whiteboard pens. They’re just the pens that wipe off.

If everyone you know who owns a house seems happy, then of course you’ll be surprised if owning a house doesn’t make you happy.

The concepts of relative affordability, maintenance, insurance and 30-year mortgage commitments might not feature for you.

Welcome to my little corner of the internet.

I believe that place matters.

Our connection to whatever little corner of the planet we find ourselves in, or choose to place ourselves on, matters.

I'm relentlessly curious and continually learning.

My interests are scattered across topics including property, strategy, acoustics, psychology, theology, systems theory, quantum physics and leadership. I read, listen, watch, and learn about whatever grabs my attention in the moment.

This is a learning experiment.

I come here to try to make sense of something I’ve come across, by writing about it.

I’m immersing myself in a new language.

I’m learning to speak Te Reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand and one of our official languages. After spending 2020 studying, I’m figuring out how to keep the journey going outside the classroom.

You’re welcome to follow along.