Nine months down..

 I can't quite believe that I've now been in New Zealand for over 9 months, meaning that in 3 months time I will have been back in the UK for nearly a week. The phrase 'Time flies when you're having fun' most certainly applies to pretty much the whole of my stay here in New Zealand so far. I'm really looking forward to coming home and seeing everyone again and revelling in everything British, but at the same time I'll definitely miss this beautiful country and will always look back on this year with a big smile.

On Wednesday I had the last of my tests for this half of the trimester so I can now return to making the most of Wellington, despite the wet and windy weather which has finally returned. I'm hoping the rain will ease for the first week of Easter break as I'll be spending it in the Abel Tasman national park, mapping rocks as part of my course. 
I was very excited today to receive an Easter package from home (pictured to the left); this definitely made up for the fact I'm going to be working over Easter.
The pictures above are of the sunrise from the balcony behind my accommodation; I took it before the clocks went back as I was setting off for a run.
As you can probably see I've thoroughly enjoyed the first three quarters of my year abroad and just hope this last quarter lives up to the rest.