Do you think that I will change your world if I go?

I am so very happy right now. Midnight Youth has become my favorite kiwi band, hands down. Tonight, I went with Renee to a free concert that they were playing at. They were amazing, which I totally expected, and sounded just like their cd does. So I snapped a photo or 2. After they had played, they were just wandering around in the crowd, and I so badly wanted to go and ask the lead singer for a photo, but knowing shy me, I didn't :( Oh well. I'm going to go see them again in Feb.

Love love. So much love.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cpZ9uBmIek
My favorite song. The Letter.

"Yesterday I got a letter from an old friend of mine. It had some words and a picture, you had changed your life, you said that..
if you're the same boy I knew of when those days slipped slowly by.. Well we should meet up and see if we could be alright, this time.

Do you think that I will change your world if I go? Join you on the shores with stories untold.
Do you think that we could do this, living, breathing, under the sun?
Not on my mind.. all of the time."

lets get the party started, we're all gonna stay up late

Ohh Auckland nightlife, how I adore you. I love how late the clubs stay open (5-6am) and the fact that I live in the city and don't have to stress about leaving at a certain time to make sure we get home. Back home, we always have to watch our time to either catch the skytrain back, or take the very long and crazy night bus all the way back to Surrey. Finally, I went out with all the flatmates. We hadn't done it yet, and it's been over a month since we've all been living together, so it was very overdue. Another fantastic night :)

Wonderful Jaimee. I just love this picture. The first time we actually took a photograph together.

Lovely. The girl on the left isn't a flat mate, just Shelbys friend, but she was a peach :)

I just adore Shelby. I wore her clothes that night. I didn't really have a choice, she basically bullied me into wearing her black jump suit.

I had just met these people that night. They're Shelbys friends. But hey, we all become friends, it's so great :)

I loved his shirt so much. It says "Oh God! Why can't my boyfriend skate?!" Seriously, I want one.

Sorry for another party post. But, that's all I've got to really post about. My life consists of living in Auckland, going out dancing with friends and just generally hanging out. But, travel travel very soon:)
Love you all, miss you all.

travel bug bites again

Hello Hello :) So, I have given up trying to work during Feb, cause it's proving to be very difficult. It's peak season and summer right now, so all the school kids are off and working.
I have been looking at flights to the Cook Islands for quite awhile, and a few weeks ago I didn't book a flight in April, which was $400NZD. I did regret not booking it, but as they say, everything happens for a reason. I have stumbled upon a flight to the Cook Islands for $172CAD. It is an absolute steal, so I BOOKED IT! I will try to find work when I get back from Aus/Indo and before Kelsey comes. Oh right, my lovely bestie Kelsey is joining me in New Zealand May 7- June 7! Im quite excited.

Feb 16-23 I will be on the lovely island pictured below. I cannot wait!
Rarotonga, here I come!!

You gotta be here..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcJ7KTkeLUA

So, I was just shown this video. I'm sure most of you have seen it, and holy crap.. did it make me home sick. We really do live in such an amazing place. I'm going to show all my flatmates tomorrow, and be all "LOOK LOOK! This is where I live, this is my home!" I'm sure they will gush about how beautiful it looks.

It actually kinda makes me regret being gone for the Olympics..

Sigh, good ol' BC. Home.

:)

Moment of reflection.

I thought I would take a moment to share some thoughts, feelings and facts about New Zealand.
I have been here for almost 2 1/2 months already, which totally blows my mind, cause I have no idea where the time has gone. I have seen so much of this country, but then it also feels like I've barely seen any of it. Here are some interesting/cool things about New Zealand:

- In Auckland, at big intersections, they stop both sides of traffic so that people can cross in the middle of the street, instead of just one side. It is so awesome, and I was shocked when I first saw it.
- When you take the bus, you DON'T need to have the exact change. You can give them a $20, even though it only costs $1.60. The bus drivers have full tills, so they can give you change. It is beyond convienant.
- Kiwis say "Sweet As" all the time. And just add "as" after a lot of things. I have caught myself saying, "Oh man, this internet connect is slow as mate"
- Basically no one has seen a wild kiwi bird. You have to go to a zoo, and even though you have the chance of not being able to see them.
- Most of New Zealand doesn't like Auckland or "Aucklanders", and I have no idea why. I love Auckland.
- They are taught in school that a man is fishing off the South Island, and he catches this really big fish and he keeps pulling and pulling until he actually pulls out the North Island! That's what little primary school kids are taught. A man pulled the North Island out of the water.

Being away from home has really made me realize how much I do actually love where I live and how awesome BC is. I really truly love New Zealand, and I am definitely loving life here, but I guess there really is "no place like home"
With that said, I think I could live here, but just not at the moment. I really have fallen in love with New Zealand though, and a part of my heart will be here forever :)

I have also come to really enjoy New Zealand wine. I really couldn't stand drinking it at home, but now I can go buy a bottle of wine and actually enjoy it.

Frothing Camel

A random excellent night out on the town in Auckland. My flatmate Shelby invited me out to her friends birthday party, and of course, I agreed to come. It started off with going to the supermarket to pick up a bottle of wine. I'm on a strict budget now and drinks are crazy expensive in the clubs, so I can't really afford it.

Lovely Shelby.

Shelby and her "friend" Stefan. We went to his flat first to pre-drink before going out.

Flatmates :)

Stefan's roommates came home, and we easily convinced them to come out and party with us.

Shelby with the boys. I love this picture, so cute!

I had such a great night. I love hanging out with kiwis, they are a total blast.

Bringing in the new year.. Auckland style.

New Years in Auckland was definitely a lot different than what we do back home. I mean, we all go out drink and party, but since it's summer here.. the dynamic is different. Most people do everything they can to leave Auckland and go away to beach towns. No one really wants to spend their holidays in the city. It was totally natural to me, since it's cold for new years back home, and we go out to the city to party. No one goes running off to beach towns, we stay inside to keep warm. My friend Sarah had invited me out with her friends, and I had an absolute blast!

Lovely Sarah. This was at the very beginning of the night.

Sarah's friends. We were in a friends apartment to pre-drink before going out. It was right in the city and people were outside of their balconys shouting happy new year to everyone.

Just having a few drinks. I got beer.


Just before we all left. We didn't go out until 11:30. The clubs are open till about 5-6am, so people don't really bother going out much earlier than that.

At midnight, they had fireworks from the skytower. The streets were packed with people. It was so warm and the atmosphere was amazing. One of the biggest streets in Auckland is Queen St. They had it blocked off to cars all night so people could just roam around and dance in the streets.

Enjoying the evening :)

This was hilarious. It was about 3:30am and this random giant dance party just broke out in the middle of an intersection.