I grew up knowing there might be gold under our house

I don’t write lots of personal essays and columns like I once did, but I couldn’t resist the chance to write about My Hometown for RNZ’s summer essay series.

Here’s me in New Zealand looking back at growing up in a small California mountain town:

My hometown, Nevada County, California

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Author: nik dirga

I'm an American journalist who has lived in New Zealand for more than a decade now.

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