On Saturday I just hung out and got all off my things unpacked and then a group of us headed off to Mission Bay Beach for the day. After a quick bus ride there we approached the most gorgeous landscape I have ever seen. The tide was extremely low so we had to walk quite a ways to get to the actually water, but once we were in it, it felt absolutely amazing. The bottom wasn’t like oceans in the state and completely covered with sand, rocks, and kelp. It was squishy and warm. We also found a whole bunch of starfish and sand dollars. One starfish that I found actually stuck to my hand as I held it upside down. It was probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever experienced! The rest of the day was filled with getting a tan and eating some gelato as we walked back to our apartments. That night a whole bunch of us decided to go out to the bars and we ended up at the Waterfront Café. We danced and drank and were having a ton of fun until a creepy dude came up behind me and just latched on while I was dancing. Now I don’t have a problem dancing with people but this guy was breathing hardcore into my ear. Let’s just say, it was a lot dodgy. After many attempts by Becca and a guy named Matt to get this dude away from me, he finally got the hint and left. We started our long trip home at 3:30 am and finally got back at about 4 when I just conked out because I was so exhausted. The next day was filled with vegging out and picking up my room. We hung out with some friends that night and were trying to figure out what we were going to do for our week off.
Monday morning our flat got up to go to international orientation day where we would learn all about what it’s like to be an international student in Auckland. The lesson was pretty lame but afterwards we went to go get our student id’s but apparently the U of A doesn’t have a photo of me on hand which is strange considering I had to send six passport photos to AustraLearn before leaving for NZ. The guy told me to just email him the picture but considering we still don’t have internet in our dorms, it’s kind of difficult to do that. The night was filled with hanging out with friends and booking a trip to Wellington from Wednesday to Sunday with Tom, Leah and Jordan. It should be a great weekend and I’m sooo excited to see all my Wellington kids again.
Tuesday was full of laundry and packing for the trip that we're taking to Wellington tomorrow. After an 11 hour bus ride there hopefully we'll get some time to relax and do a bit of exploring. I'll update you all when I get back, but until then. Enjoy the cold back home because it's nice and warm here :)
Love from New Zealand.
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