In the beginning, I had to keep telling myself - "You are in New Zealand. You're really here." And now I find that I have to tell myself - "You are still in New Zealand, you're Lifelong dream!" So I don't take it for granted; now that I've been here about 2 months I can see how it might start to feel just like normal, everyday, not special.. But I don't want to feel like that, I want to enjoy every day like it's my first day here. That's what a friend from back home told me when I asked him for advice on traveling alone. He said to try and enjoy every minute of everyday, because it will all be over before you know it. And there will probably be days that you wish you were home, you're lonely, stressed, or whatnot, but the best thing you can do is just look at it all as part of the adventure.
So I'm trying.
Today was fine. Finally experiencing the New Zealand "4 seasons in a day". It rained overnight, but woke up to partly sunny skies. Cool, not cold, even hot when the sun came out. But as I was riding the bus to Orewa it started to rain hard. On and off all day long. Got caught in a heavy rain walking around the other side of town. Not too good. But then there was a rainbow and it was lovely.
The place I'm staying tonight is more like a family lodge. Seems like most guests live here actually. And I'm just in an 8 bed dorm room all by myself. Again! Crazy! Orewa is a great town though. Too bad the weather was wacky today. There's a nice beach right across the street. Lots of little cafes. A gypsy market on the waterfront. I bought some earrings made from buffalo horn, so I'm hoping they won't bother my ears like every kind of metal seems to.
Didn't really feel like Easter today. Couldn't make it to church. No Easter basket, no dying Easter eggs or having an Easter egg hunt. No family dinner. Weird. Sad. But I'm here in New Zealand enjoying every second of every minute of every day. That's right.
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