Goodbye Queenstown!

It's getting close to the time where I will say goodbye to yet another city. It's been an amazing last couple of months here in Queenstown, but the season is ending and the snow is melting which means so is my job. I absolutely loved living here. I met some amazing people and had some awesome times. My boss even told me she wants me back next season. We will see... I might miss you all too much to stay that long!

I just recently found out I got a job with Abel Tasman Kayaks located near the Abel Tasman National Park which is at the top of the South Island. It's a customer service type position selling the excursions the company offers among many other tasks. Best of all, it's right by the beach! Here's their Web site... http://www.abeltasmankayaks.co.nz/. I'm pretty pumped. It will be quite the different atmosphere than what I'm accustomed to here in QT. I have to say I'm ready for some warm weather. I don't know anyone there, but I have two friends moving to Nelson which is less than an hour away.

Today I had to say goodbye to two of my best friends here. It was really difficult considering Hayley and I were together every single second when I wasn't at work. We have already begun to plan our next adventures together around the world. Now that Hayley moved out, I'm officially the only girl living in my house with seven boys. Kill.me.now. Just kidding... I love them to death.

The Rugby World Cup has started here. It's an awesome atmosphere! There are tons of teams walking around Queenstown. I saw the Georgian team walking down the street the other week. There aren't any games here, but the teams train at some of the facilities. Did anyone hear about England's team captain? He apparently is married to the Queen's granddaughter. Well he had a little too much fun the other night at a club here and is all over the news. Oh the drama! The US team beat Russia last night. I don't know much about Rugby but it's fun to watch. We're actually not too bad considering it's not a huge sport in the states. I watched the US vs. Ireland game last week with about a million Irish friends from work. We lost and they definitely let me know it.

If you haven't seen the pictures yet of my trip to Milford Sound, definitely check out my facebook profile. I'm far too lazy to upload them all to my blog. Here are a couple of pictures. It was BEAUTIFUL. I felt like I was in a movie. We took a 4 1/2 hour bus ride there and then hopped on a boat and cruised around the sound. Loved it.


Last week, I actually had a visitor! A guy I used to work with at the Richards Group came in town with his wife and some friends for the Rugby World Cup. We had a nice day of skiing. It was great to see someone from home! Here's a picture of us at the top of Coronet Peak.

And for my last update... I got my nose pierced! Sorry mom and dad. I've wanted to do it for so long! Now is the perfect time. It's very small so most people still haven't even noticed it.

That's all for now. I love to hear from everyone, so please update me with your lives. Are people even reading these updates? Hello? Is anyone out there? Love and miss everyone!!