Tuesday, November 8
Today I had a very good pre-exam day. I went over my notes and poems once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The weather was really nice for a few hours in the afternoon, so I did about an hour of study by the field. Then, five minutes after I returned to my room, it started raining.
Wednesday, November 9
My exam went pretty well, and I am so glad to be done with my semester at Vic. I am going to miss being in New Zealand, but I was ready to be done with schoolwork for a while. I am definitely going to enjoy my extended winter break.
Mom and Appa arrived in Wellington around 7pm. They picked me up on the way to the hotel, and we walked to Courtney Place for a late dinner. It was really nice to catch up, and I’m so glad they made it safely.
Thursday, November 10
This morning, Mom, Appa, and I worked on packing my room. It actually went faster than I was anticipating, which was a good thing. Bev arrived around noon, and we all walked down to the fish’n’chips place for lunch.
We finished packing around 3pm, so we went to the City and Sea Museum for a bit before it closed and then walked to the Rugby Superstore. We went to Istanbul for dinner, which is a restaurant that Bev and I really like. The food was really good but giant portions.
Friday, November 11
Bev and I met my parents for breakfast at Wholly Bagels. After, we went to the Botanic Gardens and walked through the Cable Car Museum. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, which was a nice change from the rain and wind the day before. We walked to the rose garden and then went back to the City and Sea Museum to finish our tour there.
We went to a toastie place by Te Papa for lunch and then spent a couple hours in that museum. When we were done there, we got gelato and sat by the waterfront for a bit. We had pizza for dinner, and then Bev and I went back to Te Puni to make sure everything is packed for tomorrow.
