I arrived!

I made it! After 30 hours of flying and waiting I finally landed in Wellington, by far the most beautiful and scenic capital I've ever seen; also, as I've recently found out, the most hilly.

It was a surreal feeling when the wheels touched the tarmac and I realised I only knew 5 other people in this entire hemisphere. I was met at the airport and taken to my new home where I met my house mates for the next 6 months. I am living with Tony, the Kiwi, Russell and Brian, the Americans and Matilde, the Italian.

At the moment the house is extremely cold! The heater downstairs doesn't work and it's winter over here so it's rather chilly, even with two jumpers and a t-shirt. Outside is even colder, windy Wellington is most certainly living up to its name along with rain and winter temperatures it's pretty much opposite to the heat wave being experienced back home at the moment.

I'm loving meeting so many new people from such a range of cultures and learning about the differences. I also love the copious amounts of free food I get given; waffles, a wrap, hot chocolate, cereal bars, apples, cake, chocolate, biscuits... it doesn't matter that food here is expensive at the moment, I'm set!

Overall I'm having a fantastic time out here and can't wait to really get stuck in to the Kiwi way of life.