So, I went on yet another road trip to Napier. Ten Pakistani guys (1 girl), 1 German, and Myself all loaded into a 12 passenger van at 6:30 in the morning.
Boy do the pakistanis come prepared! They had made up unique sandwiches for the trip which looked like a potato cake and later on we had one of their chicken curry dishes. Their food was so hot my face looked like a tomato and tears stream down my face as I ate it. I can't say I am a fan of spicy foods, but it was fantastic!
The beaches in Napier are pebble which is hard to walk on barefoot, but nothing was going to keep these guys from the sea. Before I knew it we were all diving into the ocean fully clothed. The problem is that I think only a couple of them can actually swim.
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We all survived.
Fahim and I are trying to learn German from Bernd, and one of the best parts of the trip had to do with the two of us trying to practice the German accent by repeating everything that came out of Bernd's mouth- you know the game- Copy Cat. Well it works, but it doesn't make the German guy happy.
I have to say the International part of things has been very interesting. Although there are many American Exchange students, I pride myself on being the only one in a group of friends- I didn't come here to hang out with Americans... Well I get teased a lot for being such, but we've all acquired certain stereotypes.
We have our little "international disputes", when I am leader of somthing they say- typical american trying to boss everyone around... Due to where I come from I happen to take on the role of the "typical" stupid and ignorant American who has too much money and power to know any different- look at our president they say.
We joke around a lot, the German's drink and complain too much while the Pakistanis and simply from a whole other planet, but you know after awhile it does get to you. The people I spend time with know that these hollywood themes are not the full truth about America, actually you may be surprised that most of them are more educated about the USA than majority of Americans. You know, It is incredible how much you learn when spending so much time with these highly intellectual people. I was surprised to learn that most of them are working on their post grads and some of them are already veterinarians and doctors. How cool is that!
What better way to end this blog than with an Outhouse! This one is for you Mom! Oh and I don't know how many people you can fit in an outhouse, I wanted to make sure you could still see the hole, you know shit happens.
Greetings from a New Zealand Outhouse!
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