So it's been awhile since I've posted... I have officially determined that I am not the type of person who is good at routinely doing things like posting on a blog or writing in a journal. So, I will work on it, but I will probably go to a one-post-a-week strategy and just update on what's going on every weekend (if I can). Anyway, here's what happened this week in Blenheim:
I had an uneventful week at school, classes are ramping up but nothing else of note happened that I can remember.
Friday night my host family and I went out to see the move "A Better World," a danish film about pacifism vs. violence. Very thought provoking, very well filmed, I would definitely reccomend it to anyone. Warning: NOT a "pick me up" sort of movie. If you are in a bad mood it won't cheer you up. But it is worth seeing. Also: it is subtitled.
Saturday was a nice lazy day, I woke up, made some toast, read the paper and helped Kasia do the crosswords (ok saying I helped is a bit of an overstatement... I listened and attempted to come up with things while she and my host mom figured them out). Then Kasia and I went for a nice walk, and finished up the day by making dinner. We made delicious pesto, bacon, and tomato pasta. Then we had hokey pokey ice cream for dessert while watching "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Hokey pokey ice cream is the best ice cream I've ever had, its as simple as that.
Today, I woke up and made toast again, but then went to work on my Media Studies feature article outline - which I am starting to freak out about a little bit, not going to lie. I'll turn out ok though, I still have a week or two to perfect it. After that I skyped Dad (Cayley and Mom were skiing). We had a nice lunch of yummy meat-stick-things and some delicious smoked trout, amidst a heated political discussion. This afternoon we drove over to Picton and Kasia and I got to ride in my host dad's Porsche on the way over!! So much fun!! Picton is a nice little town, we went into some shops and looked at some cool souvenier things, but then went down by the water. We walked down over the "coat hanger bridge" and to the marina where all the nice yachts are, and we saw what must have been the biggest privately-owned boat I have ever seen. It was 120ft long (or something like that) and had a HUGE mast. Anyway we looked at the boats for a bit, then walked back and went for a swim which was wonderful. For dinner we got fish and chips. I am in LOVE with NZ fish and chips. They are the best I've ever eaten. Served in newspaper and all warm and crunchy... mmmm yummy. So we ate all our delicious fish but then the sand flies started biting so we packed up rather quickly.
After a quick drive home and a short stop in the grocery store, we came home, showered, and ended up watching "10 things I hate about you" with Heath Ledger in it. Overall an excellent day! Sometime soon I'll write about all the differences between the US and NZ, when I have time and actually get around to it. But I have a busy day tomorrow (school) so I'll sign off and get to bed. Hope everything is well back in the States, xoxo.
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