In My Wildest Dreams

Coming to the End

Well, it's been two weeks since my last confession--I mean, post. I've gotten to know 2 new classes of students this cycle. This week is my last one. Of course, I have mixed feelings about leaving. I'm looking forward to getting back to my family, my friends, my dog, my motorcycle, and taking the next step in my life, but I am also going to miss my life here. I've gotten pretty well-established in the last 4 months. Of course, by now I should be used to this constant coming and going, moving around. Saying goodbye is definitely a more familiar "phenomenon" to me--the ache of impending nostalgia and the lump in my throat that I'm so good at swallowing away are really just facets of my lifestyle, I guess.

But, as I come to the conclusion of this most wonderful chapter in my travels, I will miss...

• my kiwi family, Aidan and Bridgey
• "my" cat, Snowball--okay, not really ;)
  
• my crazy students
  
• Coach Grant and my boxing team
• Camping in huts
• Maori and Polynesian culture and people
  
• "morning tea" and "afternoon tea"
  
• "I can't be bothered"
• "Good on ya"
• It's so "flash" (as in really nice, stylish, or expensive)
  
• "proper"
• "rubbish"
• "mate"
  
• "Aye" (the kiwi version of the Canadian "eh")
  
• Ginger Nuts (a type of "biscuit" aka cookie)
  
• Ginger Beer
• Fush n chippies (fish n chips)
  
• Wedges (big steak fries with sour cream and soft cheese on top)
  
• V (my new favorite energy drink)
• The Woman's Day (chock full of all the latest really horrible Hollywood gos')
• WheatBix cereal with (fake) berries
• Driving on the left side of the road (It's actually quite fun!)
  

I will not miss:

• Having to repeat myself frequently
• Shortland Street (the NZ daily soap opera)
  
• the rain
• the high prices!
• sushi that isn't sushi (b/c the meat inside it is cooked!)
• car troubles
• turning into the wrong lane (b/c of driving on the left side of the road)

Yeah well here comes the lump again.

More later,
Sara

posted by Sara @ 9:57 PM