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Friday, February 17, 2006

i'm in new zealand!

so, it's been a trip, but i'm at last in hamilton, and sort of settled in.

first, can i just tell you how obscenely beautiful this country is? it's currently a tad on the roasty-toasty side, 76 with 63% humidity, but i'll get used to it. just have to drink a lot of water. i've taken a few walks, and am currently in an internet cafe downtown. hamilton seems like a spunky, fun place. and RHPS freaks, listen up: Richard O'Brien lived and worked here, apparently paving the way for him to write the play. there, i kid you not, is a Riff Raff statue in the middle of town. whenever i can get pictures uploaded to the internet, i'll prove it.
i'm not in my permanent digs yet, as there's someone else living in the room assigned to me. my temporary place is good, not the apartment-type thing i wanted, but perfectly livable. i'm just happy to not be having to look for flats like the other people i drove here from auckland with. most of the group the University driver picked up with me were Americans, plus two Germans. everyone seems nice, i actually bumped into two of the Americans, Andres and Nicci today, and we bought cell phones together. yes, i know, that was fast. but i'm happy to have one, and be contactable.

i've made a few mistakes already. i locked my keys in my room when i left to brush my teeth this morning, and had to chase down the RHD of Student Villiage to let me back in. she's very nice, so there's no problem there. i also just bought two, count them TWO, random sandwiches for 12NZD that were made of chicken, avocado and i think cranberry sauce. it's not too bad, i suppose...i guess i have a meal for later.

all in all, i'm so glad to be here. getting here was harsh, i actually missed my connecting flight to san francisco from las vegas, but the us airways people had a ticket for another flight that got me there in plenty of time to catch my LONG sfo-auckland that night. plus, since i flew on star alliance airlines, they were able to check me in all the way to auckland from denver...score! and the flight was NOT 18 hours as i had reported, but 13. apparently the flight back is longer. i'm not too jetlagged right now, but we'll see how things go.

i miss people in the states, but i really feel like i got a good place here! i doubt i'll be updating too much, but i'll try to whenever i can! loves!

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