Yes, I have had to repeatedly tell people, to their amazement and disbelief, that I am 20 years old, not 23, 24, or 25. I'm rather hoping that this process will reverse itself in ten years, and people will be mistaking me for 24, 25- I have hope.
In response to the increasing demand for pictures, I have taken some, but I must forewarn you that my photography skills are somewhat lacking. I'll take a few more over the next couple days and then post the collage, and hopefully they will give you a sense of Wellington and my adventures thus far.
Now, to update you. Nothing of great significance has really happened since my last post; I have been attending dance practices everyday in the hopes of improving. And, well, it's a work in progress. I visited one of the big museums here, "Te Papa" (pronounced, I have been repeatedly told, not as "tay pa-pa", but as 'teu papa')- the 'te' kinda sounds like the French 'le', but with a 't'. Apparently my Canadian accent is giving me some trouble with pronunciation, so I'll have to work on that. Anyways, about the museum. It was super cool, for the biology nerd in me, to see the world's first and only giant squid that has been caught (accidentally in a fishing net- so don't worry, no improper animal treatment) and dissected by researchers. It was on display there, and I'd learned about squids and such in one of my bio classes back at Dal, so it was really neat to see it- in the flesh as it were.
I also had this amazing gluten free organic venison burger for lunch, and because all of the tables were full, I got to share a table with Tony. Tony is a business consultant from the States who didn't deal with cold well, since the entire time we were eating breakfast in the 20°C weather (though in the shade) he had on a fairly heavy black jacket. Whereas I was perfectly comfortable, and a little warm, in jeans and a tank top- my Canadian roots, eh?
All of the hall's residents moved in today and so I spent as much of the day as I could OUT of the hall and mayhem. Apparently the average age of the newbies is 17-18 years old. That feels like a long time ago, and I wouldn't be surprised if I adopted some 'grandma' nicknames, especially if the average age estimate is 24.
Ah well, deal with it as it comes.
This week is their Orientation Week, so I might pop in and out of that, but it's sort of a 'been there, done that' kinda thing, and I'm not really tooo keen to go through all that again.
Okey dokey, well I'll take more pictures and post another update in a few more days.
Peace.
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