I've decided to write a bit about what I've noticed that is different in New Zealand, and what things are the norm here. In a lot of ways New Zealand is a lot like Britain, but maybe it's just because I've never been to a different country that's main language isn't English. But there we go. It's really multicultural out here, with more various races and cultures than at home, but maybe that's just me! So I'm staying in Whangaparoa when I'm not in Birkenhead, an...

The Apples Are Massive Here... Aloha! After nearly falling asleep while writing my blog yesterday, I managed to sleep for a good 6 hours without waking up! Hoorah! And then after about an hour, I went back to sleep again, to be woken up by Phil (Sarah's dad) asking if I wanted to see this concert at Auckland Library today, and if I did, we needed to leave at 10.55, (it being 10.45 at the time) which REALLY didn't give me any time to eat the rest of my breakfas...

The journey begins... So, here I am! Finally in New Zealand after 24+ of travelling! It was long; two 11hr flights, only broken up by a two hour stopover in Hong Kong, where I lost all my water to security! Sob. It was fairly uneventful really as flights go, quite a lot of turbulence, but that just made it all the more interesting! :) I kept falling asleep to the films I was watching on the plane. I fell asleep 15 mins into The Princess and the Frog, and woke up...