Le Grand Boutique Hotel Hamilton

... pig to zebra, gazel, african dogs, giraffes and my new favorite, gorillas. We were lucky enough to catch them at thier feeding time and get a personalized tour by one of the zoo keepers. It is incredible how intelligent they actually are.<br><br>After an excellent day at the zoo we went home packed our bags and headed to Rotorua for a day on the boat!! We met with Ryans dad to who lives in Tauranga (the city I just moved ...

... you?" "20, you?" "Oh... a baby! I'm 21." "... I'm not a baby!... Domika... You know, 'Dom' means stupid." "Well, my name is DANika so it really just proves that you are stupid." ...This continues for hours.. it becomes unclear if we are flirting or seeing who's first to run to the teacher and tattle. And the way he stares at me, that almost TOO friendly gaze, never flickering away for even a second, continuing to examine my face even when I turn to stare at the ...

... a committee was instrumental in getting government funding for women's groups all over NZ to do commemorative things. In Hamilton they decided to construct a memorial in the gardens and erected an outline house, a shape appropriate for both Maori and white, together with some special tiling, in a tranquil part of the garden overlooking the river.

... east of Hamilton and Auckland. Going to check out the sites and may start WOOFing at a place at the end of next week. We shall see. This may shock some of you, but I don't have too much of a plan past next week!! General plan is to head to the South Island for the summer and either pick up some fruit picking or other casual work, but that's about it. Things are great and I'm really happy and enjoying this experience. Can't wait for what lies ahead. take care, Nora

... or absorbed through the skin. Chronic exposure may cause cancer or reproductive damage. Eye, skin and respiratory irritant." "Ingestion of melamine may lead to reproductive damage, or bladder or kidney stones, which can lead to bladder cancer." Here's something sobering from Wikipedia: Recent production of melamine in mainland China Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, both consumption and production of melamine grew considerably in mainland China ...

... up behind me until he got close enough for me to smell him. He reeked of alcohol and in dire need of a dip in a pool of disinfectant. Paying no mind, I put my bus pass on the machine and was told I didn't have enough money on it to take the bus. Side Note: They have a brilliant system here where you buy a bus pass and put money on it like a credit card then they sort of swipe it whenever you get on the bus. The only issue is that you ...

... me and let me tell you, there is an art to walking and texting! I think I'm getting the hang of it though the predictive text irritates me sometimes and when I'm really frustrated I have to spell out the swear words because they don't have them in the database.... which only takes longer! (haha) So here's my rant: (You knew this was coming.) Communicating with people seems to have only gotten easier what with texting on cell phones and ...

... Crusaders. The boys were cheering on the Crusaders, due to having 2 All Blacks members in its ranks. Unfortunately for the boys, the Chiefs won, but it was sure a great game to watch, and my first live rugby game. The Hamilton 400, the Super V8 car races, were also on ...

... places on the way to try to recoup some of the cost of the car repairs! Waitomo glowworm caves really were amazing, i never thought there would be quite so many glow worms in one place. It seemed like a very touristy thing to do, but it was definately worth it. Thought we should probably try to get some more free camping in so went to another reserve near New Plymouth called Lake Rotokare. Really nice site, vrey remote, we were the only ...

... be laid out as overtly as they were on the Scholar Ship). I guess the real point is, I became aware of something as I was reading through what they provided about representing the United States. I realized I was up to the challenge. I went into The Scholar Ship program looking for the rest of the world. I realized halfway through that what I was really looking for was America. I know now that I won't find her, not really, until I get home. But I'm beginning to recognize where to look ...