Just had my first overseas Skype conversation with my whole family – even my host sister Ale from Bolivia joined in at the end. Fun!
It’s really quite funny that they’re 12 hours behind in Switzerland – they had just sat down for Saturday dinner when I called, while I’m now going to eat Sunday breakfast in a moment. I’ve been up by 7am every day pretty much since I arrived, so if it stays like that, mornings might be a good time to do calls to Europe. Although I wouldn’t mind being able to sleep just a bit longer – I didn’t get to bed until 12.30 last night, having been out in a pub on Cuba Street with two German girls from my hostel room. They had a live band, which was pretty good, so we even got to dance!
Wellington is quite lively on a Saturday night I find. Lots of girls in skimpy dresses, apparently not minding the night cold (it’s always quite windy here) one bit – reminded me somewhat of nightlife in Britain in that respect, except with more people dressed in costumes. Apparently Kiwis and Aussies like using any excuse to dress, so there was a group of women in the pub, all dressed in clothes from the 1920s – probably a hen night (like a bachelor party, just for girls). Was definitely fun!
However, now I’m hungry, so until next time… 🙂