I've been in Waimate for a little over a week. It has been pretty quiet. For around four hours each day I work doing odd jobs and weeding. Warren Wilson accepted me into class of 2018! I am very excited to be attending my first choice school, yay! The first Saturday I was here we went to the strawberry festival to watch Shanna's Scottish dancing! They were fantastic. I'll post the video! Last Thursday I was "crook" as they say here, sicker than I have ever been! ...

Okay. So, I've been in New Zealand a whole week! It feels like it must be more than that but the calendar doesn't lie. The past week went in this order. Saturday Sean and I took a day hike around Queenstown. Nice easy trails that were beautiful. On our way back through town we stumbled on a farmers market with live music and had linner (lunch-dinner). Still being tired from my flight I went to bed around four. Later that night I got a txt from Sean inviting me to...