Red Rocks

Not much to report from down under, just had a very relaxing weekend and me and a few friends did the Red Rocks hike today. I have a few blisters on my feet but of course the views were amazing and we saw a seal colony and got pretty close to them! They had a baby with them so I have a few pictures of the little guy as well. We didn't get to finish the whole hike because we got going a little later than expected this morning...we woke up late and then had to go to the market because missing that makes my week pretty sad without fruit and veggies. After the hike we went to Hell Pizza and I finally tried Kumara fries for the first time. It's like sweet potato but a little sweeter I think but they were really good.

Last week was uneventful but I have been working pretty hard on finishing my essays for my classes considering I only have 22 more days here and I have to fit in a road trip in there as well! My next two weeks will be very busy. This weekend I didn't go out either night which was kind of nice...I just got to hang out relax before my busy week coming up. I did go shopping yesterday and finished off my souvenir list. I think I have everything I've been meaning to get but fitting it all in my suitcase is an entirely different story.

Well it's time for a movie and then bed for me. Hiking for 6 hours really takes it out of you!!

Cheers everyone!

Only a few weeks left...

With time flying by I've been trying to fit everything in and hang out with as many people as possible before I have to head home and back to reality. Only two weeks of school left but I still have 3 papers and 1 test before I'm in the clear. I did get a test back last week and got an A so that's a good sign! The school year here is so much shorter than ours, by about 7 weeks, that it feels like I haven't even started.

This past weekend we just hung out around town, nothing too exciting. Saturday I did go to the Wellington Food Show which was held in the WestPac stadium. You pay $20 and you get to walk around and enjoy all the free samples of wine and food. It was really exciting and I got a few fun things to bring home with me :)

Next weekend I think we are going to do the Red Rocks hike which is a day long hike to one of the suburbs of wellington and I hear the views are incredible so I'm definitely looking forward to that. I'm hoping to squeeze in one more weekend trip before I'm done and then the last week before I leave I think I'll be doing a short little North Island road trip. I can't believe how fast time is flying by!!

Sorry this post isn't as long as others but there isn't much to report! Next weekend I should have something good though!

Cheers!!

wild weekend in wild welly!

I feel like I never run out of things to do! This past weekend was filled with fun and I am so tired now it's been really hard to get motivated the past few days...

On Friday night a whole group of us went to see Mt. Eden and a type of music called dubstep. I don't fully understand what it is or what it means but it was really fun. It was a concert with multiple artists and DJ's and it was between two clubs, Sandwiches and Temperance which are both pretty fun places to hang out but they were sooo packed you couldn't even move once you were inside. About ten minutes into the first club I lost one of the girls I was with and I left the crowd to go find her and couldn't so I ended up at the other bar by myself for awhile until some people came around that I knew. (Don't worry Mom, it's really safe and I didn't ever feel threatened) Anyways, I hung around there for an hour or so but it was just too crowded for me so I met up with some other friends and played pool for a little while before heading home.

Saturday night was the Nexus ball :) It was a masquerade so we all got dressed up and our hall advisor set up free hair and makeup people to come in and make all the girls pretty and we got free coffee and it was just a nice leisurely day of pampering. The ball started at 8 and we got shuttled over there because it's kind of far to walk in heels. Everyone looked really nice and they had rented out a section of a club for us to use until midnight so it was just people from our residence hall and their guests. After the ball we stopped by a few more bars to hear some live bands and then headed home. My feet hurt soo bad though because me and heels have never really gotten along. On Sunday, I didn't have a super eventful day but I did go see Iron Man 2 which isn't out in the states yet so that was exciting! The movie theatres here are definitely an experience! You get an assigned seat and the tickets are 16 dollars but the seats are really big and relaxing. It's just something different than I'm used to but I love experiencing New Zealand the way it should be experienced.

I think that's all for now...I got invited to a flat party (apartment party) on Saturday night so right now that is my only plan for this upcoming weekend but who knows. Something exciting always comes up! It's getting late and I should get to bed so sorry if a few of my sentences dont' quite make sense...