First Impressions

Well hello this is my first update since arriving. The flight was wonderful thanks to a handy dandy sleeping pill that made me sleep the majority of the flight.

When we arrived at the base, i must say i was a bit surprised because i was expecting the base to be in the heart of the city of Auckland, but we are in the more Maori-populated area. We are 25 minutes from a local shopping mart where we can buy all the essentials and a quick train ride from the comforts of a huge mall in Sylvia Park :P

Our base:

There are 16 of us, 4 being males. This was a bit surprising i must say, when the pictures of friends' DTS showed many more people. I was a bit bummed at first because i was hoping to meet tons of people from all over. I had to quickly review my reason for being here, of course and realized that no matter how many people are here, it's will be an amazing time. Maybe a larger group actually would have been more of a distraction while i am here, who knows. There are people from Canada, USA, Denmark, Korea, Australia, Austria, Germany and Scotland and Wales here!! Its so cool to compare vocabulary and hobbies and lifestyles. There are so many cool accents and lingo i get to hear. Don't be surprised when i come home with an accent and a bag full of new words!!!

Here is a picture of my bed:

I quickly found out that home builders in NZ haven't quite fully grasped the concept of insulation. The base is freezing!!! At all times!!! But there are warm showers and tea to please.

The meals are amazing. We had cornbread and chili today for lunch. It was crazy good. Mmmm

Well there isn't a whole lot more to say. I will update again when something new happens. I hope all is going good across the pond back home.



Love you all



:)