To start I would like to thank all of you. My trip has just begun and my blog has been viewed almost 1500 times. On a personal level this blog allowed me to do three of my favorite things in one. 1. Keep in touch with friends. 2. Write. 3. Document my thoughts (anybody who follows me on twitter knows how much I love to do that). Anyways, to receive this much support (I have multiple pageviews in 5 different countries) is a blessing that I do not want to overlook. So once again, Thanks!
Not a lot going on since the last post....
On Saturday my buddy Niles and I took a trip to Matamata. Matamata is only an hour away and is home to Hobbiton, the set for the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and now The Hobbit. My pictures would probably do it more justice than my words but put simply it was spectacular. Its in the middle of this big sheep farm and is what you would probably envision when you think of New Zealand. Definitely worth checking out. In fact, I would say that even if it wasn't the set for the movie it would be cool to check out. Worth the 66 dollar admission? Probably not. But still really cool how they managed to build a village into the hills. They also said that a lot of non Lord of the Rings fans come just to brag to their Lord of the Rings fan friends that they were there. Now what kind of jerk would do that...
Sunday I went to the church on campus and joined some of the youth members for lunch afterwards. I cant say that the service was what I am used to or a perfect fit for me, but the message was great and so were the people.
Students are finally back on campus and classes have begun. I think the fact that fall semester has already begun for me despite the fact that it is July is not as weird as I expected. After all, everyone else around me is starting back again too. Regardless, I have had two of my classes and they do not seem to be that bad. In fact, one honestly sounds like a complete joke. Ten percent of my grade is to follow some people on twitter? That will take five minutes tops. Anyways, everything seems to be falling into place for a great semester of adventure.
The first week of classes is known as "O-Week." Now, I know you Furman people will be chuckling at this but this place gives the term a whole new meaning. Every night, the bars and clubs have ridiculous events and specials going on downtown. So basically, its five nights in a row where everybody gets drunk. Now, I did not go out last night, nor do I plan on going out tonight. But I am really looking forward to the end of the week, apparently it gets pretty nuts.
So that's about it for now.
Happy Tuesday!
Wilson
PS-They eat a ridiculous amount of potatoes here. I have a hard time believing that even a place like Ireland eats more potatoes than the Kiwis. Seriously every meal is all starches and carbs. I don't get it. Maybe they need the energy for all the Rugby they play or something.
No comments:
Post a Comment