This was the major event this weekend. I was originally going to rent a furnished house, which in fact are hard to come by and cost a lot of money. The staff at work insisted that I didn’t do that, and were confident that between them they could lend me enough furniture to furnish a house while I wait for my boat to sail round here! Continue reading “House move: my own four walls at last”
Month: May 2013
Looking better: why, did I look worse?
Both head teachers that I work for were in agreement today that I am looking better than I have for the last few weeks. I felt this was a positive for more than the obvious reasons: they are acknowledging that I was not looking so good at first, something that I was not so sure that they had noticed. Continue reading “Looking better: why, did I look worse?”
Dunedin trip: I have residency!
After the turmoil of the end of last week, I was keen to get this flipping thing stuck in my passport, so Mark can get his back and book his flight. It meant a 6 hour + round trip drive to Dunedin though. Lucky, the Dunedin office closes in August and After that it would be a 14 hour round trip drive to Christchurch!! Continue reading “Dunedin trip: I have residency!”
Invercargill heritage trail
I decided to visit some of the heritage trail today, before going for a run along the river path.
Thomson’s bush
Thomson’s Bush is a remnant of a kaihikatea-dominated swamp forest that used to cover large areas of Southland. Continue reading “Invercargill heritage trail”
An unexpected Saturday
When I was asked did I want to go and see a chick flick, I could have happily said no thanks, I will go for a bike ride, but I decided I would give it a go, something different. Continue reading “An unexpected Saturday”