Okay, so its been over a week since I've updated this sexy as blog so where to begin??-- Last week, on Friday, It was an insanely beautiful day so me, Brittany, Josh, and Scott all headed out to Raglan (the beach I've previously posted pictures of) and got fish n' chips, a bottle of wine, and a surfboard for Josh. We just hung out there for most of the day..josh surfed...we watched. It was so relaxing and nice. Minus the fact that they have these ridiculous bugs that come out at the beach. I personally would call them gnats but apparently they are "sand flies" and they are a pain in the ass. Britt, myself, and Josh all ended up with these huge welt/bug bite things. I guess it's because we aren't immune to their bites like the locals but either way..I feel like a 5 year old with the chicken pox. Hopefully this means that the next time we go I won't have to deal with this. Britt and I found the cure though...it's called "Tiger Balm" and I don't know how effective it actually is.. but it seems to be working so far :). We went to this random dollar store place in town yesterday and we found it. Had never heard of it and had absolutely no clue what it was, but in between the tiny Asian writing there was a sentence of English that contained the words "soothes" and "bug bites". That's really all it took for us to fall for it's marketing techniques.Oh! I also FINALLY got my bike fixed. For those of you that don't know...my bike crapped out the first day that I got it.. and I haven't been able to cruise on it since. Turns out it was my spokes? And...my kickstand was a little lose which was contributing to the awful noise I heard when I would ride it. Hooray! Bike is fixed, right?? WRONG. My friend fixed it and then I hopped on to give it a go to make sure everything was working all good...FLAT TIRE. No, I'm not joking. I wish I was. Just my luck right? I actually think it's pretty hilarious. I keep joking that I should just get everything in working order and then sell it back ASAP before something else goes wrong.
Yesterday, Britt and I went for a shopping rendezvous into town which was a lot of fun. The weather has been total crap here lately... thank you, winter! So it was nice to do something that would produce some endorphins. I got a new scarf which I still need to figure out how to wear because I feel like a doof when I put it on, ha! Then we ended up running into Josh on his skateboard in town. It was a funny sight to see. He had his headphones in cruisin' along as we are trying to get his attention, calling his name, and running after him across intersections, almost getting run over. We did finally catch him, thankfully. Then had some lunch and hit up the dollar store I told you about. We purchased some very fashionable (kiddie) umbrellas which is going to come in handy for this annoying winter rain. It was great fun. It's been nice to hang out with some people that I don't know as well lately. I met a few people on Saturday as well and am going out for coffee with one of them this afternoon :). Apparently this has been making my flatmate angry? The fact that I've been going off and doing things with other people without including here all the time, I mean. I guess that I can understand that, but at the same time I have other friends besides that close group of girls that we always hang out with. I want to have my own friends and be my own person. I didn't come to New Zealand with the expectation that I needed to watch after my 23 year old roommate. I enjoy hanging out with her and all of that but I'm also an independent person. She basically made it sound like she expects me to tell her when I get home, when I'm leaving, where I'm going, and who I'm going with. I'm sorry.. that's just not going to happen. I love the amount of freedom I have here with new friends and I plan to continue doing that. I do need to start hanging out with her more when I'm home though, I can admit to that.I KNEW that I was forgetting to tell you guys something. OK, flip the switch...we're getting away from that drama and moving to a much more interesting and happy topic. The other day, Tom and I went meandering into town for some Fish n' Chips (yes, I eat it a lot.. and NO I don't get sick of it). While we were on our merry way chattin' about life and New Zealand we noticed a fence... this fence was surrounded by shrubs.. we had passed it many a times on our own but had never noticed the THREE SHEEP that reside there. What the heck? Yes, this is in the middle of our residential neighborhood which is also in the middle of a suburban town which has rural area on its outskirts but SHEEP?? It was so exciting that we stopped in our tracks.. stared at these sheep for multiple minutes and then preceded to talk to them and give them names. Well, seeing as how Tom is a genius we named them Larry, Curly, & Moe. And I have created a visual representation of these sheep for your viewing pleasure:
Well.. I have the feeling that this is an EXCELLENT place for me to stop today.
Peace, Love, & Fish n' Chips--
--BreezyDownUnder
Hahahaha yes! Talking to the sheep sounds exactly like something you and I would do together.. FUN! I'm glad you're making lots of friends. Screw your flatmate - she will get over it. This trip is about independence and self-discovery, which you obviously can't do when you're tied down to someone. I'm sure she knows that too, but is just jealous because she isn't making as many friends as you are!
ReplyDeleteThe beach sounds so nice right now, but those bugs sound blegh! At least gnats don't bite.. sheesh. Tiny bugs that swarm and bite? Sounds like you need some Off! bug repellent.
Hopefully this test is easy, sounds a little ridiculous otherwise... Always excited to hear about your adventures! Love you! Hope to actually TALK to you sometime in the near future!