At Home Wellington City

... day of work today (Saturday). We work at a bar called St. John's for the afternoon and then go to cater later at night over at the convention center. We hung out with Saskia last night. She brought over a friend that is visiting her from Holland and we all went out dancing together. It's lots different here becuase the bars are open all night. We end up getting tired and leaving much ealier than all the kiwis.

... I thought was pretty weird at first. Leszek finds it amusing &amp; now joins in 'honking happily' all the way! Boys will be boys eh?! hehe<br><br>Warning: Now for some 'running spiel' :)) Wellington City has really grown on me &amp; I love it. My runs include Mount Victoria with big hills, but fab city views; the Botanical Gardens (just 2 mins away from where we're staying) and through the gardens to the Bee Hive parliament building, along ...

... is unquestionable. I recently suggested we try disc one of my Learn Spanish CD to mix things up a little and he graciously agreed. For a Pole who only started speaking English six months ago and whose primary purpose on this trip is to further his English and as a result his job prospects this is very good of him. I always fear that with every piece of new information I learn a little of the old information gets pushed out. Like Homer Simpson when he goes to a wine making ...

... Aber wenn ich ein indefinite returning visa habe ist das so gut wie ein neuseelaendischer Pass. Dann kann ich NZ fuer 10 Jahre verlassen und wieder nach Neuseeland kommen und hier wieder leben/arbeiten/etc ohne jeglichen Papierkram. Mein Wohnungskauf macht keine Fortschritte, im Moment kommt nichts neues auf den Markt. Die Wohnungen auf dem Markt werden nicht gekauft, aber gehen auch nicht im Preis runter. Die Zentralbank senkt die Zinsen, die Banken erhoehen aber die Zinsen ...

... habit I could deem as Crazy Eyes. As he's building up a story he'll suddenly snap his eyes up to meet yours, opening them as wide as they'll go and then continue to stare straight at you until the end of his sentence, just to make sure you KNOW. HOW. INTENSE. THE. SITUATION. WAS..... "Texas is humid too, man. *crazy eyes* You know the laundry room, when all the dry**s and wash**s are on full blast? THAT. IS. TEXAS." He sings beautifully too. When I was ...

... supplies for dinner. I loaded up on trail mix and dates (still missing the ones I had in Israel). We bought bread, meat, cheese, nuts, etc. for a tapas style dinner. We went home and just hung out and talked until late into the night. If you can imagine April and I having a conversation - it's possible we could talk till we suck all the air out of the room!

... is unsafe, and 2) If this goes on for the entire trek, we will be exhausted.  We were having serious flash-backs to Kilimanjaro; fortunately we knew this was only for the day. Then we crested and passed the Red Crater, and the weather completely changed.  The wind died down, the sky cleared and the sun came out.  It was beautiful.  Although the were some additional challenging sections (nothing like that first bit !), the scenery was so beautiful.  We could really see ...

07/02/09: Arrivée à Wellington en début de soirée. Quel choc que de retrouver l'ambiance citadine, après ces quelques jours passés en harmonie avec la nature. J'ai eu de la chance car ce samedi était un jour de grande fête... C'était la finale du NZ International Sevens Tournament (tournoi de rugby à 7) ! Tout le monde était dans la rue, tous portaient des déguisements vraiment dignes de ce nom ...