New Zealand Prints My Love Letter

This morning before leaving for school, Mike popped into my Outlook inbox saying that my toast to him and the rest of New Zealand appeared in the capital's newspaper and he was "humbled."

I was really happy that he found out about that way because it indicates that people read their newspapers!

I actually tried getting on a copy of this that hadn't been reduced, but it didn't come up, so here's this unreadable one.

It's also online at this URL.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/letters-to-the-editor/9216188/Letter-Kind-words-from-San-Francisco

Letter: Kind words from San Francisco

Last updated 10:51 27/09/2013

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OPINION: I hope New Zealanders enjoyed seeing our beautiful city as much as my friend Andrea and I enjoyed seeing beautiful New Zealand back in 1971. I fell in love with New Zealand and New Zealanders during our month on vacation from Tonga, where we were Peace Corps volunteers. We already had one Kiwi friend, Mike, who was a volunteer in Tonga and whose family welcomed us, as did people we'd never met before. Officials taking our passport numbers conversed with us between the digits. It was truly an ''awesome'' experience.
I'm still in touch with Mike who, recovering from a recent stroke, wrote several days ago while viewing San Francisco during the America's Cup. The thing he mentioned first was his concern for us after the fires in Yosemite and his hope it wouldn't affect our water supply.
So while we raise a glass to the winners of the 34th America's Cup, here's a toast to Mike, and all New Zealanders, with their kindness and spirit. Team New Zealand impressed us, too, and all New Zealanders are winners.
TINA MARTIN
San Francisco