Auckland

New Zealand is beautiful. I would need months and months to really explore this country, but it's also really great to just relax here for a week. I'm in a house in Orewa thats right on the beach. Amazing. The day after I got here, Nicole and I met up with a friend from school who lives here and went to this big-deal horse race. I've never experienced anything like it before. Everyone gets really dressed-up and its an extremely social event. I even bet on some races (only 2 dollars :) ) ...which was a complete fail. Mostly, though, we've been planning out our Australia adventure in detail. This trip is going to be slightly insane, but SO AMAZING. I'm really excited. The main obstacle is our bus, which seems to arrive and depart at the most ridiculous times (11 pm, 2:45 am, etc...). So we will have some really fast-paced days. My internet access will be very limited in Australia. I really want to just be there and not worry about emails, so I'm not sure how often I'm going to update... But I'm already loving the adventure!