A to Zealand

Good morning! Or good afternoon in Texas. You get two for one on the blog updates today. I haven't had time to upload. Yesterday, we took a train to see Mt. Eden. It was quite a hike to get up that hill. Sadly I'm sore today which means I am so out of shape. Once you get to the top, you can see the entire city. It's amazing and beautiful. There is a gigantic crater. There are (I think) approximately 15 volcanoes in the Auckland area, but they are all dormant.

Last night, we had a pub meet with some of the other people in our program. We went to a bar where they serve basically towers of beer with a tap. Afterwards, we headed to a bar completely made of ice. They provide you with Eskimo jackets and gloves and you're set! It was pretty cool. We had two additions, one guy from Germany who barely spoke English and a guy from London who looked EXACTLY like Napoleon Dynamite (see picture). Don't worry mom... I won't spend every day at the bar. :) I'm still in the honeymoon phase.

We are having a slow morning as it is raining and the guys are hung-over. I was a good girl and returned to the hostel a little early. I did open a bank account yesterday so my money is safe! Cell phone is next. I feel so disconnected from the world, but I kind of like it. I originally wanted to find a job immediately, but I am going to wait until we figure out where we are going next. I feel a little guilty not having one, but I'm going with the flow. Oh and "we" is always Paul, Daniel and Dave (well for now at least).