On the outside I look normal. I’m wearing jeans and a t-shirt – clothes I bought from a fashion, non-outdoors store. My body smells perfumed and clean; my hair, washed and shiny. Black pencil lines my eyes. There is red rouge on my cheeks. My tan has faded while my muscles retreat behind a new … Continue reading Life after the Te Araroa Trail: Re-entry into society and post-adventure blues