Pancakes, picnics and pyroclastics.

 I'm now just about back into the swing of studying; initially a shock to the system after my four month break. I've been to a range of lectures on rock deformation, the weather and fluid flows and in between I've been working on my literature essay for my dissertation back home. The encyclopedia of volcanoes has become my bed time reading.

 In between study I've been for a couple of coffees and on Friday I took my buddy and some other internationals to the night market where I got some slightly underwhelming paella; the atmosphere made up for the food though.
Tuesday was pancake day so as a flat we had European pancakes for main course, with ham and cheese, followed by American pancakes drenched in maple syrup. Yum yum.

On Saturday, after a rather hot run, Liam and I made scones to take to the picnic in the botanical gardens. It was a really sunny afternoon so about 15 of us had a lovely time playing games and munching our way through a range of home baked goods, including crepes from the French.
That evening  Gabby,Liam, Klaas and I joined some others at a house warming before heading into town for a fun night attempting to dance.
Aside from studying and eating I 
also went to a buddy event which around 200 kiwis and internationals attended and where I had to chat to the vice chancellor of the university and earlier in the day I saw John Key, the Prime Minister, as he visited the university. 
It's been a very busy and enjoyable week; I've met yet more new people and tried yet more new, exciting foods. Hopefully I'll get my literature essay finished soon so I can spend less time in the library; I can't really complain though as the view from the sixth floor is phenomenal.