TOUCHDOWN

OK SO this one will be a quick one... but after my 5th, 6th, and 7th flights in 5 weeks, I have MADE it to New Zealand!!! I slept about 1.5 hours on the 11 hour flight from Hong Kong.. the 6 hour time change is really awkward! Also think I spent the last hour of the flight with my face pressed against the window... all I saw was ocean of course... or did I catch a glimpse of Antarctica? Hahah :) All in all, I can't believe I am actually here... for the past year I have been endlessly filling out paperwork, applications, forms, etc. to get this exchange sorted out, and now it is HERE. Soo strange. Definitely stranger than arriving in SE Asia! Am I ready for school mode? Probably not... also gotta get back into normal climate mode, as I underestimated the 'chill' of 17 degrees.. HA! In no time. Also, can't quite handle the accents yet, Think I'm just too used to SE Asian people to speak to. I do look silly in my seriously clashing patterns of my big scarf, tribal headband, running top and thai flappy pants, AND giant backpack, but HEY I am comfortable! Off to collect my bag than Han so generously hauled down here for me (thanks a million!) and then I am off to my FINAL destination (for a while) = Christchurch!