Last Day/Night in Auckland
So Wednesday after I informed you of my life I went to the Auckland Museum with my English roomie Helen. The museum was actually really good, with lots of Maori artifacts and commentary on the culture. There was also a really neat volcano exhibit too-I got to sit inside a fake house and experience what (is thought) would happen if a person survived a volcano eruption in the city of Auckland. We went into the city and I bought a pair of North Face pants for future tramps around NZ for $60-that’s a little bit over $30 USD! Holy cheapness!
Upon returning to the hostel I ran into some guys I had been hanging out with-Andy, Ido (but we called him Penguin), and Sideshow (short for Sideshow Bob; I never got his real name, only a nickname from home which is actually Hebrew for the “N” word). Andy’s from England and left home two years ago to work in Australia and now trying to get work in New Zealand. Penguin and Sideshow are from Isreal, just got out of the army, and are traveling for six months or until money runs out. I’m guessing they’ll run out of money long before their alloted time of six months. They were playing pool and drinking beer so I busted out my leftover bottle of wine from a few nights before. Helen came down and we put on someone’s iPod and danced around the hostel basement and outside, I’m sure to many people’s entertainment and even more people’s annoyance. Since I was leaving the next day, we were all dramatically hugging and telling eachother “I hate goodbyes” and promised that we’d meet up for St Patricks Day with some more people from the hostel who had already left.
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