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Thursday May 11 Dinner

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

After work we headed to Mac’s brewery for an awesome dinner.  Mary set everything up – Trish and her husband were there as was Brent.  They talked me into the Lamb schanks (which were amazing!) when I was about to order the soup.  We had a great time!

Tuesday, May 9 – SURF

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

Brent was kind enough to take me by Lyall Bay to see the surf after work.  We were joking that the surf was kind of bad since I’ve been here – ironically the surf was up!!  I had to take advantage and thanked Brent for the ride and made my way to the surf shop to rent a wet suit and a foamy.  Brent went for a bike ride and offered to pick me up after a couple of hours to go for a drink at his place.

I was able to stand up in the foam, but couldn’t catch anything for any length of time.  It was great!!!! I was so tired from paddeling, that by the time Brent showed up I was floating on my back admiring the clouds (so much for showing off even remotly). 

Brent was shaking his head and chuckling when he saw me.  I was so thankful that he brought a towel – life saver!! 

Dinner and drinks at Brent and Diana’s was wonderful.  We had awesome burgers and kumra chips, great drinks, and some awesome conversation.  I look forward to staying connected to Brent – hopefully we can do a pharmacy exchange in the future!

 

Monday May 8, last week of rotations!

Thursday, May 11th, 2006
One more week and rotations are done!!!  Went to check out my tattoo - I'm getting so excited!

Sunday May 7, back to Wellington

Thursday, May 11th, 2006
We got a good start agian and grabbed a great breakfast at a local cafe.  We started our day at the mudpools in the Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland. trip to Rotarua 107.jpg 05.07.06 004.jpg We made ... [Continue reading this entry]

Wednesday May 10 TATTOO

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
Wow that hurt - but I am so happy with the finished product!!! Check it out 05.10.06 013.jpg  05.10.06 014.jpg  05.10.06 015.jpg  05.10.06 016.jpg    Here is Manu ... [Continue reading this entry]

Thursday May 4th – water drainage

Thursday, May 4th, 2006
So I'm waiting for my clothes to dry and decided to see what direction water drains in the southern hemisphere (prompted by Gary's question earlier). This is slightly more difficult to determine than I initally thought - the drains here ... [Continue reading this entry]

Thursday May 4 – Tsunami Scare!!!

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

We started our day with a bit of a scare.  At about 4:30am NZ time a 8.7 earthquake hit the pacific islands of Tonga (north of NZ).  The BBC and CNN were issuing possible Tsunami warnings for Fiji, NZ, Hawaii, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Wednesday May 3rd – Hatitai Pharmacy

Thursday, May 4th, 2006
Brent invited me to observe the operations at a small retail pharmacy in Hatitai.  Of course we have stopped into various community pharmacies during our travels, but it was great to go in and see the internal operations of the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Tuesday May 2 – Pharmacy House

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

Mary was kind enough to set me up for a visit with Trish and the Ladies at The Pharmacy House in Wellington.  It was a wonderful day with many discussions and sharing of ideas about pharmacy practice and pharmacy education.  ... [Continue reading this entry]

Monday May 1, back to Wakefield

Thursday, May 4th, 2006
Back to Wakefield - it is wonderful to see Brent and Mary! Missing Erin and my family and friends back home.