New Zealand was so much fun and such a great experience to visit a country I would never get the chance to visit if I wasn't studying abroad in Australia! On wednesday I went bungy jumping off the Auckland Harbor bridge which was terrifying but also amazing! It was such a rush to finally get the courage to leap off the bridge! I was the only one out of 7 people that jumped that actually touched the water! I had the time of my life! After bungy jumping Mara and I met up with her friend Lauren who is studying in New Zealand. We went over to Devonport which is this really cute historic town near the water. We wandered around, tried some delicioud chocolate, and saw some amazing views. We then met up with Mara's aunt and went to an old war bunker and walked around the tunnels there. We finally got back to her house and we were exausted! On thursday it was my birthday! I can't believe that I am 20 years old! I had such a great day! First we went to a World Press gallery which was really cool. I love taking pictures so seeing pictures that people have taken from all over the world was truly amazing. After the gallery we walked around and shopped! Then we went to Kelly Tarltons which was an arctic animal encounter which made me feel like such a little kid again! After there we made our way over to the skytower for a delicious dinner at the top in a revolving restaurant called the Orbit. It was a lowkey but great birthday overall. On friday we went to Mara's cousins market day where i bought a cute homemade bracelet and delicious food! We then went to the Auckland Museum which was huge and so amazing. I learned all about the settling of New Zealand by the Maori people, and heaps of great facts about New Zealand. On saturday we packed up early and Mara and I went into the city to the art gallery which was a beautiful building with very diverse exibits. We then met up with Lauren again and went to this very cute french market where we bought delicious pastrys! After the market we went to the Auckland Zoo with Mara's aunt and cousin. Even though the weather wasn't so great it was still a good time. We then checked into our hotel because we had a very early flight on sunday and had a great last dinner with Mara's aunt. We then watched some of the Rugby World Cup games and had an early night. At 4am on sunday we got up and headed to the airport for our early flight back to Sydney. It felt great to finally be back in a city that I can truthfully now call home. I miss my friends and family back home but I can honestly say I am loving being here!
Last night we went out into the city for a joint birthday celebration for myself and Nikki. It was a great time until we couldn't get home on the bus... Lets just say we didn't get home until about 5am and I am still exausted! Oh well it is definately a night i will never forget and a story to tell!
I would post pictures from New Zealand but there are just way to many that I love! They are all on facebook for those that would like to look at my documentation of my week in New Zealand!
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