April 27. I’m sitting in Albert Park under the shade of a big tree, drinking Taro milk tea with bubbles and trying to decide if I should eat leftover tortellini or stir fry with rice. The fountain is going, there’s a group of school children shouting at the tops of their voices, and seagulls keep wheeling past. The wind just blew all the leaves about – there’s some on the ground now, since it’s nearly fall. It was cold and rainy yesterday, but today it’s hot and slightly muggy. I was up yesterday until 2 am finishing an essay on the rubber industry in Malaya in the late 19th century and early 20th century. I have a tutorial in an hour and a half, and I know if I nap, I’ll never go to it. So instead I drink bubble tea, listen to children holler, and muse as to when I plan to do the dishes.
May 24. It’s cold and rainy today. Things I miss most about the states: Friends and family, Denali, Disneyland, Garden State, Moulin Rouge, calling people on my cell, having a comforter instead of a sleeping bag, having my hair cut, no tourist shops, consistent internet, central heating, my bike, understanding slang.
Things I love most about New Zealand: The attitude that you can do anything, safety, my flatmates, Japanese and Thai restaurants, learning to cook, traveling, learning to take pictures, sheep, the beaches in the summer, being able to walk anywhere, difficult classes, public transport, the exchange rate, Kiwi accents and slang.
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