Bounce!

These are my own variations of recipes I've seen (tailored to my tastes), but I thought I should post them in case anyone else on here is interested:

1. Cucumber Mint Cooler

cucumber slices

fresh mint leaves

lime juice

honey or agave or salt

black salt

water or coconut water

2. Ginger Lemon Refresher

fresh ginger, sliced

lemon juice

water

honey

mint leaves

3. Green Tea Mojito

green tea

mint leaves

lime juice

grape juice

water

4. Berry Infused Water

fresh strawberries, raspberries or blueberries

water

honey

lime juice

mint leaves

5. Spiced Citrus

orange slices

lemon slices

cinnamon stick

cloves

jalapeño pepper

ginger

Tajín Clásico seasoning

water

6. Virgin Sangria

orange slices

apple slices

berries

grape juice

cinnamon stick

cold water

7. Pomegranate Rosemary

pomegranate juice

rosemary sprig

lemon juice

water

8. Apple Cinnamon

apple juice

cinnamon stick

lime juice

honey

apple slices

+ ice cubes

Rob: “It feels strangely emotional. I didn’t really think it would feel like this–”

Karun: “You’re a hard-nosed East Northerner! What’s going on?”

1) to be clear, on road signs and such, we use kilometres. they’re the official measurement of unit. BUT…

2) TL;DR explanation: if you’re in New Zealand and you ask someone how far away somewhere is, they will tell you in time, not kilometres (let alone miles), unless you ask for that specifically. They may very well not know the actual distance.

Longer explanation: we’re a mountainous, long, narrow country separated into two main islands with a small population, so we don’t really have American/European-style highways/autobahns/M-roads/etc; we have….like, at best American state highways or British A-roads. Because of the terrain and varied road size (you can go fifty kilometres in some places without a safe place to pass), a hundred kilometres over the Desert Road between Waiouru and Taupō does not equal a hundred kilometres from Wellington to Masterton over the Rimutaka Hill Road does not equal a hundred kilometres from Kaiapoi to Ashburton over the Canterbury Plains. If you Google Maps these journeys Google will tell you they all take roughly the same time. Google is lying to you. Rental car places in NZ specifically warn tourists not to pay attention to Google’s journey estimates. 

So we basically always discuss distance in hours. It’s two hours’ drive to somewhere, this road re-opening has cut an hour off the journey, Australia is three hours’ flight away. I regularly drive from Taupō to Wellington and it’s…more than 300 kilometres and I think less than 400…but I’d describe it if asked as a five-hour drive; those are the units that matter to me. 

This also applies to walking. A walk is a two-hour walk or a two-day tramp, not X kilometres, because pretty much anywhere you’re likely to be taking a scenic walk, hills will make distance meaningless. Official signs in national parks and so on quite often only give lengths for routes, rather than distances. They tend to be on the conservative side because they’re estimated for families with small kids and unprepared tourists, but they’re still more useful than a distance would be.

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a simple boy. recent invention, but he’s flexible at expressing emotion. he can be angry: >:2 or he can be sad: :’2 over all, a good horse boy and i love him.  9/10 for ability to convey emotions

round boy!!! a lot like apples other emojis, he has Depth, but unfortunately i cant tell if he considers me an ally. 6/10 for his air of mystery

a gentle boy. he wants to graze and maybe nuzzle at a sugarcube or two. very approachable 10/10 for his clearly conditioned mane

this is a fucking chess piece 3/10 because he moves like he’s destined to be the L block in tetris

woah there! this dudes makin eye contact AND smiling. he has a lil heart for the top of his mane. this dude clearly has the chompers needed for eating some primo hay 5/10 because he looks like a cow at first glance

this is how you do a horse looking at you straight on. he looks inquisitive, as if asking you if you have any apples, by chance. you could probably befriend him with some time. shows samsung horse how its done but in a polite and constructive way 7/10 because he looks like you just hurt his feelings and hes trying not to cry

WHAT A REALISTIC BOY!!!! he looks slightly intimidating. a show horse with lots of hard won ribbons 7/10 because he looks like he’s judging me

this is definitely what they used to fake that lochness picture 3/10 because he impersonated a cryptid at some point in his life  

simple boy. he has a shorter haircut than the others but thats okay. if you left him alone he’d probably get spooked by a cat and knock over some hay bales. 8/10 

LITTLE TUFT…..this boy has a question for you but wont press you to answer if you’re uncomfortable 7/10, he looks very trusting, i worry for him

watch out! this boy has gotten a hold of some hair dye and is determined to break from the mold! his locks are gorgeous and blonde.  10/10 woul;d feed a sugar cube in exchange for braiding his mane