Have made my way over LA and Auckland finally to Wellington, where I got picked up by another international student from Victoria University. She dropped me off at the YHA, where I’ll spend a couple of nights before (hopefully) taking a little trip to New Plymouth and visiting Denise, Ross and their family before coming back for the weekend.
Tomorrow I’m planning on dropping by the Vic International offices, to ask about the orientation next week. Other than that I’m pretty much dead on my feet – I think I’ll go lie down for a bit once my internet shuts down. I’d been kind of hoping to find a Starbucks with free wireless, but the walk I took while they got my room ready proved unsuccessful (although I found a place that serves very yummy waffles), so I’m currently paying for wireless access at the hostel. Which is fine, except that I really should be able to check my email regularly the next few days, until I get everything organized. Ah well, I’m sure it’ll work, one way or the other… *crosses fingers*
And yes, I’m rambling – my brain’s about to shut down. Have I mentioned that I loathe long-distance flights? So glad I won’t have to take any for a while…
Edit: Also, the time difference to Switzerlad is currently 12 hours – wow, I really could not have gone farther away, could I?