It seems that last night and today, the stars lined up for me. Last night, my new flatmate Nick invited me along with two of his mates for pub trivia at one of the local bars. Well, all of my practice in the smoky dens of Denver and Seattle proved quite handy - the trivia here seemed quite easy in comparison. We smoked the competition and coasted into first place, and are now in the running for some national competition with a $5,000 prize. Not bad for a Sunday night.
My Vodafone cell phone arrived at work shortly after I did, so now I can stay connected with the rest of the world after I leave work at night. It also makes for a handy repository for phone numbers from girls, or, erm, guys (that is a different story) that I meet along the way.
After work, I stopped by ol' Johnson's Grocery to stock up on my Passover supplies - two boxes of cardboard-like matzah, a container of matzah meal, and one matzah ball soup mix all the way from Jerusalem. Something tells me I will be going on the Passover Diet this year.
When done, I ran over to the local indoor sports arena. You see, Beca sponsors a bunch of athletic teams and there are two indoor soccer (trans. "football" for you Kiwis) playing at the moment. They needed some more firepower, and although I have not played since 4th grade, I figured it couldn't hurt to try again. It was a blast and I think I managed to avoid making a fool of myself enough to be invited back, although only time will tell.
Oh, I guess I forgot the important part - if you want my New Zealand cell phone, it is (+64) 021-105-8171. Don't you be going around and writing this on the stalls of mens' loos in disreputable bars, now...
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Sheesh, the stuff I stumble upon on the internet. Seems like all is going well for you so far on your New Zealand experience! Sounds like people are fairly active and outdoorsey down there which has got to be a rough adjustment for you. . .
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