Sunday, February 22, 2009

Short but Sweet

So I am sitting in the Otago library using the internet (I don't have it at home for another week or so!) Since I don't have a lot of time I will do what I do best and write everything out in lists. Here is a quick summary of what I have experienced so far in New Zealand:
*A 13 hour plane ride with on demand movies (82 to be exact) next to an awesome kiwi.
*Hanging out at the Kiwi Paka hostel and the Lava Bar with other AustraLearn students.
*A sheep show (no trip to NZ would be complete without this I guess)
*Zorbing (if you dont know what this is youtube it...It's awesome, I did it with water in mine down a zigzag course)
*Learned the Haka (again, look up the All Black Haka and see what I am talking about)
*Dinner and show at a traditional Maori Village
*Caving in a Waitomo cave (including ziplining in total darkness)
*2 propeller plane rides through rain and turbulance (had to take some drugs for that one...)
*Signing up for classes the old school way (Going around to each department, wait in line, and getting classes -or papers as they are called here- signed off on. This takes a long time for everyone, but add in the fact that we don't know where anything is here...it lasted from like 10-3:30...yikes!!)

My flat is pretty awesome, no heat, but still awesome. It's wood paneled walls so it looks like a little lodge. It's 2 floors and I have the 2nd biggest room (and a full sized bed!!) which is nice. Our rooms get pretty cold but I can just bundle up. It has rained the majority of the time I have been here but thats ok, it's still BEAUTIFUL!!!
Well that is all I can say for now, time to head back home I think.

Hopefully next time I'll be able to write a little more, sorry this has been so quick!!