Well I woke up this morning at about 9 to get ready for church...and it was raining uncontrollably outside. I also didn't realize the extreme amount of exercise I got last night walking around for 4 hrs up and down the hills of the Auckland streets. I could barely get out of bed. The church service was good but the music was sub-par. It is so funny to listen to everyone's accent's...by the time we got back to the apartment I had give up on the umbrella (its SO windy) and I was soaked. A hot shower was much needed. OHHH...I forgot to mention...my blog is called Haere Mai which means "welcome" to a group of people in Maori language. The Maori are the native people here in New Zealand. Tonight we went to the Warehouse, an even cheaper version of a superstore than Wal-Mart. Then we headed over to FoodTown to stock our oh so fancy apartment "kitchenette's" consisting of the rankest smelling fridge in the entire southern hemisphere, a sink, microwave, and two burners, a mug, glass cup, 3 knives, and 2 forks a bowl, and about 15 plates. When I returned to the apartment and opened the fridge, as I started to look around, all of the food in the minifridge expired last January...disgusted I started to pull a Lori and throw everything in sight away. I unplugged the fridge to let it defrost and sprayed it down with Clorox. That was several hours ago...its a work in process. Going to bed now, first day of work tomorrow!....also the toilets don't flush the other way...total myth. Learned that the first day I was here!!! Disappointment.
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The title of my blog is "Haere Mai" (means “welcome” in Maori) the native people to New Zealand. This summer I am doing a six week internship in Auckland, New Zealand, working for DOCNZ Film Festival. They are a film festival that premieres documentaries in New Zealand. Auckland is great but it is just another big city, so I am traveling on the weekends to keep busy. It is truly one of the greatest experiences of my life. FYI: “En Zed” means NZ (New Zealand)...
All About Me
- Courtney Lee
- Texas, United States
- A graduate from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's of arts in public relations.
Things You May Not Know About New Zealand
- I heard that if they had the same kind of toilets at the US, that spin around, it would go the other way!
- Fizzy, means a soda!
- Rugby is life here.
- The All Blacks team are Auckland's rugby team.
- The All Blacks team is more important than life.
- 1 in 4 people in New Zealand have a sailboat.
- Auckland is also called the City of Sails.
- Auckland has a ton of hills.
- They were first country to allow women to vote.
- L&P is a world famous soda from New Zealand (it is awesome)
- Volcanoes created New Zealand, they are all inactive.
- There are over 40 volcanoes in Auckland.
- Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand.
- People from New Zealand are called Kiwis.
- People from Australia are called Aussies.
- Kiwi's hate being confused with Aussies.
- They sign letters with -Cheers.
- Kebabs are sandwiches with meat and sause, not meat on a stick.
- They love outdoor sports.
- They drive on the other side of the road from the US.
- Kia Ora means hello!
- Take-out or food to-go is called "take away" in New Zealand.
- Its called a toilet not a restroom or bathroom.
- Toilets don't flush the other way...they flush straight down.
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