Thursday, March 30
Erin writing: Well, I don’t think I am as poetic, or as funny as Abe when he writes his blogs but I will do my best!!!
Thursday morning started off extremely early as I was patiently waiting for a call from the States. I decided to interview for a job that I applied for and the interview panel was nice enough to offer to call me. Unfortunately, there was a tiny mixup and the cell number I gave did not work when calling internationally. So, I called them and we rescheduled the call to occur when I got off the plane in Wellington. So, yes, I interviewed- I stood in the baggage claim at the Wellington Airport! A completely different interview experience – I would highly recommend it!
After the interview, we jaunted (about 5 minutes) to the house we rented on Evans Bay. We met Julie, our temporary landlord, for a tour of the house. She gave us keys (surprise!) and left us to our own devices!
The house is very nice – 5 beds, 2baths – and looks out onto Evans Bay!. The construction is a tad bit different, with power switches at every outlet to – get this – turn on the outlet! They also don’t have fans in their bathrooms – which, if you know Abe, you know we need one.
We got settled and then walked (which we are doing quite a bit of!) down to the grocery store to buy sheets, groceries, and get money. Fortunately, we were able to do all this shopping in one place (Woolworth’s) and hailed a Taxi to carry back our stuff. Unfortunately, at least for Carrie and I, we could not find a supply of our aloe drinks. I don’t know if I have mentioned this before but I have to say this is my all time favorite drink. My understanding is that it comes from the aloe plant. VERY TASTY! After we returned, for the first time since arriving in New Zealand, we made a meal for ourselves. It felt very nice to do this. Our first self-prepared meal was scrambled eggs with mushrooms, cheese, and roasted red peppers!
We were beat from all the travelling so…..we turned in.
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