Wow does time fly… 3 months ago before I left home I had no idea what to expect with coming to New Zealand. I didn’t even have any concept of how different things would be here, or rather how similar things would actually be. Now I’ve been here for almost 3 months and all I can think is that everyone should have this opportunity. I’ve learnt so much! Seen so much and meet an over whelming amount of cool people that I know that I will never see again but that will always be close friends!
The whole trip has really been amazing and I can’t even imagine what the rest of the trip will have in store for me. So I have been living at Nomads for about 6 weeks and just moved out on Friday! I moved in with 2 english couples. One girl that I work with at Good Group Ann, her boyfriend dean who has a dislocated hip and currently isn’t working but was working at the YHA hostel. Sarah who is working at Quicksilver, and her boyfriend Dan who is a painter. Just getting to know them a little, as its only the first weekend. But what a weekend it has been! Friday night I left work and had some drinks with the girls from work, as we seem to do on a Friday night. Oh but Wait, I should probably mention that I had a rum and coke delivered to my desk at 4:30 and then some shots from the bar that we have in the office at the end of our work week! Any way, we had some more drinks in town and chilled out in the sun till around 9. Then at 9ish I had to get my stuff from the office (and of course we got a Ferg Burger) that I had taken there earlier in the day and bring it to the new place. I spent the rest of Friday night unpacking and chillin with Dean and Ann. I was whipped and in bed by 11ish
The next day I did this scavenger hunt that I signed up for a few days back. I was in a group with Sandy who is from Toronto and has been with me for a while at Nomads and Blair, who just happens to be the General Manager of JagAir (They do skydiving). So we sign up for this event thinking that it will be just around town and probably get some pretty cool free food and prizes and such. Weren’t we wrong! By the end of the day I had trekked to the top of the gondola and back in my Jean work capris and a tank and another shirt that I usually wear to work. We were all soaked and not smelling of roses by the time we were done. So you really don’t get the perspective of this hill from the picture. But I think you will at least get an idea. Its a hike…
After we had finished we got some drinks at World and headed back to Blair’s place for a little bit of a house party. Blair lives with a few other pilots and they have this great place with a nice big wrap around style deck that has a great view. Oh and there is a “spa” (hot tub) out on the deck so we chilled in that for a while and watched the sun go down! I was in bed that night by 11:30 again.......(Side note: for some reason I have my self on this pattern that in Q-town I'm out till all hours of the night a few random nights during the week. But I always seem to be in bed by mid-nigh the days I don't have to work the next day.... if any one knows why that might be can you let me know so I can sort it out.) The next day I went with a few Irish guys that I had met a few weeks before for a drink or two and a little shopping trip. The whole day was hilarious, great guys and can’t wait to hang out with them again some time. They work on a farm a few hours away so they aren’t in Queenstown that often unfortunately. But may be coming for New Years! Which would be great if it works out. I guess there is a a pretty sweet sceen aroudn here at New years. They haev a few stages of live bands set up and a bunch of the streets are just closed for a few days. Should be fun... but I'll let you know how that goes later!
So, I’m now spending the rest of my Sunday afternoon, doing FREE laundry and using some, well not free… but much cheaper internet, setting my self up and pretty much just enjoying doing nothing! Hummm... I should probably be having a drink right now.....
So, I’m now spending the rest of my Sunday afternoon, doing FREE laundry and using some, well not free… but much cheaper internet, setting my self up and pretty much just enjoying doing nothing! Hummm... I should probably be having a drink right now.....
Unfortunetly I missed my skype date with my loves back home though! They were having our annual Secret santa party back home and I would have loved to see/speak to them! But I know we will talk soon and that they will eventually forgive me for miss a date we had all been banking on for a week! Love you and you know who you are!!
PS….. Happy Birthday (Dec 17th) Dad, wish I was able to eat that one last slice of pizza for you! I’ll be home before you know it! Love you always!
Christmas in Queenstown, well you know that feeling at home the week before Christmas and you keep thinking I can’t believe its Christmas so soon!! Well I’m getting the same feeling here, but its more of a ....there is no way it really can be this close to christmas i doesn't feel like it at all... than a I can’t wait feeling. There is the odd Christmas carol you hear around town and lots of places have some Christmas decorations up. But the whole thing kinda seems fake! First of all it’s like an average temp of 24 degrees and just plain beautiful here every day. Second of all, I haven’t even considered purchasing or sending a single gift to any one! Even if I was in the “Holiday Spirit” you can’t get a real Turkey in this country, and stuffing well I don’t even think they have it here…. But I haven’t looked to be fair. So Christmas is six days away, and I know that we will have a few fun days of Holidays and some drinks and stuff…… But in all honesty, it sorta just feels like its 371 days till Christmas and its not really hear at all. But I know that I will miss out lots and would love to be there with everyone at home, you will all have another great holiday season!
So MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! And a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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