Safe and Sound

For now, I can only do a quick post saying that I'm safe in New Zealand, and that I absolutely adore this country! I feel right at home, and it's beautiful!

So far, I've just done an orientation to the program and the city, which was cool. It included a lot of really good food (sea food -- I know you'll be proud, Dad), a walking tour of the city, and a seal coast safari. On the safari, we went in some rugged off road vehicles out to the coast to see a fur seal colony. It was breathtaking scenery, but the excursion had an unfortunate twist - our cars got stuck in the very wet and soft sand on the beach. So, while the drivers and a local fisherman dug out the cars, I got some nice pictures of the coastline. At long last, we met up with the seals (smelly little guys, but so cool), and then came back to Wellington.

Today, I move into my apartment for the rest of my time here. From what I hear, it's pretty "flash" (as in we're lucky little interns to have such a place as that). Hopefully, my roommates and I will have internet set up soon, so I can actually talk to some folks via Skype.

Gracie