Being Home!

So I'm back in Dunedin finally! It's really nice seeing my family. When I came through the door at the airport my Mum, Dad, sister and friend Amy were all there waiting for me at 12.40am. They cheered real loud which made me feel a bit embarrased but it also felt really good. Some other people started cheering too...it was funny!
It's tough having a life change...like i have come back here and basically have to start from scratch again. I have had to do this a number of times and it doesn't get any easier. I have mixed emotions about being back. I really miss my friends and felt so loved by them when i was in Australia. Now i am here where none of my friends are, which is ok cos i have my family, but it's a whole different thing. Its just a kind of difficult transition. But it's all good. Its also difficult not having a job...you kind of start stressing a bit, but i am sure i will get one. I do have an interview tomorrow morning for a store managers job, so we'll see how that goes!
We have a friend from Sweden staying with us for a while and its been really nice hanging out with her and showing her around otago. It really is beautiful down here. I have never really appreciated it like this before. And the weather isn't too bad either...i have even got a bit of a tan this week!
Anyway thats about it!
PEACE!

BBQ 11th Nov

BIG BANG WEEKEND

Man I just had a pretty awesome weekend...A friend from Ashburton came over with his friends for the Pearl Jam and U2 concert's. We went out on Thursday night and had the best time. The boys are real rugby heads, therefore real loud and often offensive to people, but they were so much fun. We were supposed to go on a bus trip on Thurs night and Anna and I met up with the 4 boys at a bar but it turned out it wasn't on, so we just hung out there and went to a few other bars and went crazy! Then Friday night we went out again, and all the rest of my friends came. There was a huge crew and we all went to a heap of different bars and just had such a great time. I felt so good to be around such awesome people who i love and know they all love me too...Sat night we had a BBQ at a friends and that was an awesome night of feeling the love also, and we headed to a bar but i was worn out and went home early...then Sun there was a festival on and i went to that for a few hours with Rob and it was pretty awesome, but thousands of people there, and it was a bit too much...then went to Hillsong Church for the last time with Anna...
So a pretty full on eventful weekend. One of the best i have had here... and heres some photo's to prove it...

I love this view of Sydney

there is more photo's but for some reason it won't work so i'll just leave this one here and post the others later...
I used to walk along this bridge everyday to work and i usually walk along it when I walk to town. You have a amazing view of all he big buildings and the Harbour. I love it at night too, because all the lights are on in the buildings and its just beautiful! Almost my favourite part of Sydney...

Trying to be patient with my friends!

Home time soon!!!

Well its just over a week and a half until i go home. I am so looking forward to getting back. I have had a wonderful time here. It has been challenging and rewarding. I have done things that terrifed me before, and i have realised that they aren't actually that scary, i just built them up in my mind. I realise i can do a lot more than I gave myself credit for. So this has been one of the best experiences of my life so far really. Even though I have been through some hard times here too, loneliness, being betrayed by my best friend, being real home sick, finding it hard to be pateint with my friends (whom i love dearly) etc etc...but it has only made me stronger. Now i have to go home and deal with the things i need to get sorted and begin a new life back in NZ. I don't think i will travel for a wee while. I feel like settling down for a long time. Things haven't really just been quiet and normal for me for a ages. I want to get my own flat, finish my photo albums of my Sweden trip and start a photo album for this trip, take a photography course, get myself in shape, save to buy a house, watch lots of movies with my sisters, spend heaps of of time playing with my neice, go to Church and Bible study...there are plenty more, but these are my goals at the moment. I'll start with these and see where they lead me. So i'm excited and also a bit scared because who knows whats going to happen next...I have been surprised and shocked plenty of times with things that have happened in my life, hopefully i will only be surprised and shocked by good things for the next wee while...