Cheerio Palmerston North, Away on my Summer Travels

Hello everyone, it's been some time since you've heard from me. In fact a half a semester it seems! Wow! Well, lot of that exciting semester was spend delved into school work. I

've been working on many projects including an official experiemnt with catnip, where we desiphered that cats react most strongly to the plant during a middle age of 6-7. I've been doing some research on the use of sticky gecko feet and it's use in technology. Actually the robotics that have come out of it are fun to watch as they climb walls. And finally I've been sorting out a 50 page business plan about a company called MUD GEAR. The business would lease out camping gear here in palmerston north... Although the financial side of the plan didn't turn out as good as I hoped, I can now successfully create a business plan for any idea. So this may not sound as excting to you guys, I've been quite facinated with it all!

Side projects have also included designing an album cover for a friend of mine, and a massive treasure hunt that took place around Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Otherwise, I've been doing a little bit of rock climbing, horse back riding, and a lot of this an that.
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It's strange that the semester has gone, Massey University, is of the past. I've begun my summer journey, starting off with a one day tan (aka nice red sunburn), and spent the last few days lounging on the beach. I've discovered that bubble tea is my new favorite drink, it's a chinese recipe that is like a juice with large chuncks of fruit. YUM!

It's been hard leaving Palmerston North, I have so many friends there, and It's truly become my home. I've left so many times before, but now I know I won't be going back to stay. Bittersweet memory. ...

Lots of good times ahead though, I bought a ukulele, and I'm going to learn how to use it! Sounds a lot different than a guitar, but much easier to travel with. I've got about 10 days left in the North Island, which I'll spend at hotwater beach- a place where you dig your own hot tub in the sand. Then I'll go to Tongariro National Park, and do a four day hike around the volcanos.

Looking forward to going to the South Island soon, using tickets that I won from a travel agency to get me started on the right foot. Hoping to go snorkeling and swim with the dolphins. Maybe even a scenic train ride out to a friends beach party- doing a world beer tour- pick out the most exotic beer and bring it to the beach to share.

It'll be interesting to see who I run into, so many of my massey frineds will be in the South Island as well, and you never know who you'll see again.

Lately, I've been hanging out with a photographer colleague, and we've been out shooting the scenes. To celebrate the increadible exchange rate $1.70 per $1 US, I got a underwater camera that also has video- for just over a hundred dollars. How cool is that! It's a pretty nice one too! So I'll have video one of these days, and hopefully some neat underwater shots as well.