New Zealand has been about as perfect as I could have imagined- better even. After an easy flight across the Pacific, I stayed in Orewa (about an hour outside of Auckland) with extraordinarily gracious family friends. Between figuring out logistics (cell phone, banking, etc.), browsing the gallery ( http://www.monmogallery.co.nz/ ), walking around town, and playing with the family pets ( Possum, the Bouvier, looks a bit like my Portuguese Water Dog; Pixie and Zippo, although both cats, were very agreeable), transitioning to NZ has been a breeze.
Fellow UCers studying abroad at any of a half dozen or so NZ universities have been quite friendly and willing to go adventuring. Hiking on trails (rather tramping on tracks) is nearly an every day occurrence and the nightlife in the city has been nothing short of fabulous. Even the professional staff program advisors are a blast to talk with, they have so many hilarious stories about Californians getting upto great mischief in NZ.
No pictures yet, I haven't been too keen to tear through my unpacked luggage to find the small USB cord. Think of the greenest grasses, cutest baby animals, bluest skies, and fluffiest clouds you've ever seen- take those images and make them 8 times better. That's about 10% as good as the landscape here. Even with my lacking photography skills, the pictures look great.
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