12 days!

I have now been in New Zealand for 12 days, and am happy with my decision to come here. Those first few days were completely amazing, and now I am just starting to settle into my life here and actually live in this country. The bus is no longer foreign and is now just the way I get from here to there. I know how the dining hall works, where to get a vacuum for my room, and how to ask where the toilet is. Not that I do not still have much learning to do here, still a little iffy about lots of typical New Zealand things. Like their school supplies, I swear it was so difficult buying all my binders etc because it is way different here. No binder has a front pouch in it to stick all your loose papers. I live by the pouches in my binders haha!
Overall I think I am adjusting well though. My only issue I have realized is that at the end of the day when I am laying in bed my mind tends to wander and I get that anxiety, homesickness feeling of what in the world am I doing, but when I wake the feeling has faded am I am thrilled once again to be here once again.

So throughout this week the uni has different events people can attend. The first night I went to a hypnotist show, that was absolutely hilarious. Last night was a bizarre ball. I think all of you know how much I LOVE costumes, so I was excited. I went to find the perfect outfit and failed miserably I became a grump about the whole thing and decided I wouldn't go. Last minute Terra and I found the most perfectly bizarre hodge podge of things to wear and my outfit was complete, and I was ready for the ball. We wore flourescent yellow mens tank tops as dresses with black leggings under them. We each wore a crazy mens tie, a colorful belt, fishnet elbow length gloves, feather earrings (ugliest things ever), glow stick bracelets and did our hair crazy. The night was super fun and I got to Dress up. However, the entire time I was wishing I had my costume box in Chico, becasue my outfit would have been way better. Oh I almost forgot. I did my makeup really cool. I did one eye super smokey and dark and the other white and glittery...pretty bizarre if you ask me. Look for pictures on Facebook.

I think I am getting sick though, or maybe just really bad allergies, because I do not feel all that bad, I am really hoping and praying I do not get sick. That would make me even grumpier than having a bad costume for a party.

Tonight is a comedy show, so I am excited about that.

Well I am starting to drag, so I should go eat, but what to eat? The food on campus is not great and I only have like bread, cheese and cereal here. Sure I will find something. hmmmm...maybe a slice? Oh no I wish I had Turkish food. It is so good
Love Jane