Hello everybody! It has been a while since the last update, and a lot has happened :) Last weekend was really fun. We spent saturday trimming trees around the property, doing plenty of hard work, and when we were done our host father taught us how to ride our quad bike - that was heaps of fun! The weeks are pretty casual: get up in the morning, catch the bus, 2 lessons, interval, 2 lessons, lunch break, 1 lesson, catch the bus home, do chores, and relax with t...

Ball time! Yesterday was simply amazing. At around 2PM I headed over to my partners house, and we continued to one of her friends, where she spent roughly 3 hours getting ready while I was chatting to her friends older brother - he also went to the ball. Finally at around 5:30PM I got ready, and we spent a long time taking photos and such. At around 7PM the we headed to the ball, and the rest of the night was just amazing - dancing, casual dinner, dancing, dancin...

Hey there! Everything is amazing down here, and new experiences keep popping up. Last week I was invited to a school ball, with dress code and everything, that I will be going to on saturday - I am kind of nervous about that, as I have never so much as worn a suit before. As for the sight seeing, I am currently too busy with school to have time for much else - and the weather is horrible most weekends. However, in september I will be going on an eleven day trip ...

Hello again everybody! These past weeks have been pretty calm - last weekend my host families oldest daughter visited and stayed for the weekend. We also celebrated Laurin's 16th birthday, which was nice :) Other than that I have pretty much just relaxed, been at school, and had fun with Laurin. We are getting along very well and are enjoying it here. School is going very well - I have gotten a lot of friends and like my subjects - I am doing: English, History, ...

Hello again :) Firstly on the subject of pictures and videos, I won't add any to this blog as I don't have any. I don't have a working camera to take them with. However, there will be a lot of pictures of me and places I have been on facebook, taken by others. I would suggest going there to see pictures :) Anyways, on with the blog: I have been in Rotorua for a week now, and I love it here. My host family is simply amazing, and I am getting along very well wit...