NOTE: wifi in NZed is notoriously not as available. Before
the trip Marski and I joked that our American attitude regarding wifi as a
basica, unalienable right would simply not fly in New Zealand. So, I apologize
ahead of time that these will probably not get posted regularly.
Week on is almost complete, so a posting is in order! I was
the lucky flight-mate of two other girls around my age. One, a German girl
named Fiona, will be living and working on New Zealand for 5 months. The other,
an American named Clarice, was planning a semester in Melbourne to take classes
in Media Studies at the University of Melbourne. Needless to say we slept for
the majority of the flight, with Fiona informing me that she never wanted to
wake me up so she would awkwardly climb over my lap! The last couple hours of
the flight we hung out and exchanged emails so we could potentially get
together over Easter weekend. 
Upon landing, immigration was a positive breeze apart from
the biological items control point, which is understandable considering how
sensitive island environments are to outside chemicals and biologicals. Scott
was on time to pick me up… thank god… I was tired and hot and sweaty and just
REALLY wanted to shower.
I had a pretty set list of things I wanted to accomplish on
my first day, which included meat pies and the beach. Scott drove Marski and I
to Elleslie to get meat pies (steak and cheese UHmazingness) and then we
corralled it over to Mission Bay beach for some sun and sand. I being a stupid
American totally did not realize just how much stronger that Kiwi sun is and
ended up with a slight burn down the side of my legs. Oh well… but I decided
that I would be super sunscreened up the next time I stayed in the sun. You can
feel the sun as it is burning you, and I believe one Kiwi told me that at some
points during summer the average burn time is seven and a half minutes!
[photos above are my seat mates and the BEAUTIFUL Hunua Falls
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