Profile
Blog
Photos
Videos
HEY.everyone!.:D
so.I.made.it.to.Tauranga.New.Zealand!!!
I.left.Toronto.Thursday.morning.after.some.very.very.hard.goodbyes.My.Flight.to.L.A.was.
about.5.hours.and.it.was.good...I.watched.Napoleon.Dynamite.:).Believe.it.or.not.Ben.
Mulroney.and.Eugene.Levy.were.on.my.flight...that.was.pretty.cool!.I.didn't.see.anyone.in.L.A.
but.druing.my.5.hour.stop.over.there.I.got.a.chance.to.use.Skype.for.the.first.time.with.Eric.
and.my.parents.:).I.boarded.my.12.hour.flight.to.New.Zealand.at.7:30.in.L.A....the.plane.was.huge.
and.they.actually.served.some.pretty.good.food..I.had.a.hard.time.sleeping...I.think.I.only.
slept.3.hours.on.and.off..
Everything.went.fairly.smoothly.when.I.arrived.in.Auckland.at.5:30.am..I.could.already.tell.
by.looking.out.the.airport.that.New.Zealand.is.beautiful!!!
I.took.a.shuttle.to.Tauranga...it.was.2.1/2.hour.drive.and.it.was.gorgeous!.I.couldn't.stop.
from.looking.out.the.window.even.though.I.was.tired.
I.don't.know.how.to.discribe.New.Zealand.except.to.say.that.it.is.warm.with.a.perfect.
breeze....It.is.so.so.green.and.very.hilly.and.mountainous..Everywhere.you.look.there.are.
Hills.and.moutains.and.farm.land.with.so.many.cows.and.sheep.and.goats...Therere.is.a.joke.
here.that.says.there.are.more.sheep.then.there.are.people.in.New.Zealand...and.I.
wouldn't.be.surprised!...It.looks.like.lustrous.green.farmland.with.all.sorts.of.very.unique.
tropical.plants.and.trees!!!.Huge,huge.palm/fern.trees.with.big.big.trunks!.
It.was.really.cool.aswell.to.be.driving.on.the.oppostie.side.of.the.road...with.the.driver.looking.
as.though.there.in.the.passenger.seat!.i'll.have.to.get.used.to.that.:P
I.arrived.at.the.dock.and.got.a.tour.of.the.ship.which.is.much.smaller.than.I.thought...I.will.
be.posting.pictures.as.soon.as.I.can!.I'm.sleeping.in.the.bottom.of.the.ship.in.a.small.narrow.
room.with.ten.other.girls.there.is.very.small.space.and.we're.all.in.bunk.beds...I.have.one.
of.the.top.bunks..We.only.have.a.cupbord.and.another.small.shelf.so.while.unpacking.I.really.
felt.like.I.packed.way.to.much...but.I.later.found.out.that.everyone.else.feels.exactly.the.same!.
When.I.first.got.here.I.unpacked.my.stuff.by.myself.and.it.hit.me.that.I.was.here.in.
this.foreign.place.so.far.away....and.some.toothplace.exploded.in.my.bag.and.I.was.tired.
and.feeling.like.I.brought.too.much.so.I.started.feeling.very.emotional.But.then.I.went.up.
to.the.lunchroom.and.started.talking.to.some.people.here...and.more.people.arrived.and.I.
started.feeling.much.better.because.everyone.here.is.so.so.nice...and.alot.of.them.are.in.the.
same.boat.I.am...literally.lol.:).but.I.already.feel.like.we're.all.close...it's.an.amazing.feeling.
We.went.out.to.this.store.called."Pack.'N.Save"...it's.like.our.costco.but.its.smaller...so.I'm.
glad.to.know.I.can.go.there.if.I.need.anything.We.also.did.some.fishing.off.the.dock!.Someone.
caught.a.small.fish.and.some.crabs....but.just.looking.down.into.the.water.off.the.dock.you.
can.see.many.jelly.fish.going.by.as.well.as.crabs.and.these.little.tiny.schools.of.fish.
Everything.here.is.so.open.and.comfortable...you.can.mingle.and.go.for.a.walk.or.have.some.
quiet.time.or.eat.something.from.the.fridge....there.is.such.a.good.vibe.here.
I'm.so.happy.that.they.have.a.stable.internet.connection.here...so.many.people.are.using.
laptops.and.stuff...so.i'm.very.glad.I.brought.mine!
It.gets.cool.and.very.breezy.in.the.evening.but.its.so.beautiful!.I'll.have.to.go.and.buy.a.
sweater.though...I.didnt.think.I'd.need.one.:P.
Sleeping.last.night.was.pretty.good...but.I.did.get.hot.at.one.point...and.we.got.up.this.
morning.to.go.to.church.which.was.really.good.aswell.
In.about.a.half.hour.we're.going.to.the.YWAM.Jubilee.which.is.a.celebration.going.on.for.a.few.
days.for.YWAM's.50th.anniversary.and.it's.supposed.to.be.very.good.
Theres.a.good.mix.of.people.here...there.are.4.people.from.the.states...5.people.from.Canzda.
some.New.Zelander's.3.people.from.England.a.Swedish.couple.an.Irish.girl.a.south.African.girl.
and.there.is.a.dutch.couple.yet.to.arrive.aswell.as.a.Swedish.Italian.:P.
So.I.am.doing.very.well...I'm.so.excited.to.be.here.it.is.amazing!.I.wish.you.all.could.see!
and.I'll.wrap.this.up.for.now.but.I.miss.you.all.so.much!.I.hope.everyone.is.doing.well.and.
I.can't.wait.to.hear.from.all.of.you!!!.
We.don't.have.much.of.a.set.schedual.until.Tuesday...so.I.can't.tell.when.I'll.be.able.to.
come.online.but.I'll.keep.everyone.posted!.:)
God.Bless.and.Thank.you.SO.much.for.your.love.and.support.and.encouragement....it.means.
the.world.to.me.:)
Take.care.everyone!
Sincerly,
Alyssa.:)
- comments
Mom and Dad So great to be able to journey with you Lyss. We can feel your emotions and enjoy your experiences as we read your blog! We're sooo happy for you and what you're going to gain as well as give in the next 5 exciting months. We look forward to the next blog. We will look for a possible skype at midnight, 6pm your time. We'll set our alarm but don't worry if you can't skype then. God Bless. Oh, read Romans 12:1-5 in the Message. XXXXXOOOOO