Happy Valentines Day!

When I woke up I didn't realize it was my Valentines day until I looked at my email. I am pretty sure they do not celebrate that here!
So I have been here since the 12th. Now I am not going to say all of my moments have been amazing, but for the majority part the amazing outweighs any length of bad.
The trip over:
Well we drove to LA and on our way to the airport we ate at the proud bird, where I had the best chicken carbonara. (wish I could eat it right now) While their my parents got me a surprise going away/v-day necklace. Really love, thanks mom and dad. Then they dropped me off at the airport. I met lots of study abroaders, but they were all going to a different school, but at least I had someone to chat with. I ACTUALLY slept most of the way and the ride to Auckland was pretty uneventful. When I landed in Auckland, I was a mess. The plane was so hot and I felt like a slime ball, to top it off my phone wasn't working. Then I got miserably lost and wanted to just sit down and give up. Eventually I found another lost girl and we found our way together, I was able to change and wash my face and the man at Verizon quickly bcame my hero! Next plane trip to Palmy it was only 50 minutes. very short! I got very excited as we approached and I think I saw about a million and half sheep and cows during our descent. When I landed, I was picked up immediately and taken to Massey. They barely gave us any info and I was dropped off at my room. Complete melt down in Jane fashion then occured and phone calls home were made, but then my new neighbor came over and invited me to go to a beach party that night, and I began thinking ok I can do this.
Everyone in my dorm is 18 and a first time college student. Feel like I am watching my frist semester at Chico all over again, and feel like I am ancient. Could someone please get me a walker? The girls are very nice though. Room is small, but very nice and has a comfortable bed.
The second day:
Made it into town, got groceries and supplies for my dorm room, started to feel like it was actually my room. This girl Terra (goes to UNR) who I met through my friend Teal then there is this whole other story how she is from Grass Valley and kind of knows Jake, well she got here. It was also her bday! We went and ate Turkish food and then decided to go back to town and go out to for the night, which consisted of all types of laughs and akward what are we doing moments.
On a side note:
To all who said NZers were very casual, obviously never lived in a hostel full of 18 year old girls or never went to town at night becasue it is pretty much prom status. So Terra and I have decided we need a shopping trip stat! We definetly stood out like a sore thumb.

Well over and out, I have to get ready for my orientation.
P.S. probably lots of typos, not sure if any of this makes sense, typed very quickly