Wild Weekend Ahead

A quick post before what will hopefully be a fun and weird weekend:

The second week of classes have nearly concluded (except for my ecology class where I'll have to borrow someone's notes) and things are starting to get settled in.  Everyone in the neighborhood is starting to get to know everyone else and the rhythm of the school year has replaced the party and randomness of O-Week.  It feels good.  Honestly, last weekend I was a little homesick.  The transition to living in a new place and meeting all new people wasn't as seamless as I had maybe pictured in my mind and it just started to set in that I would be here longer than just a few weeks.  Fortunately with some positive internal coaching, good classes, and a fun weekend ahead I now feel renewed to drink up and enjoy all that New Zealand pours into my little 4 month cup.   Allow me to now break from my vagueness that has dominated this post up till now and tell you where I'm going this weekend.  The destination that we will hopefully be arriving at in a timely fashion is called Hokitika on the west coast where we will be participants in the Wildfoods Festival.   Menu items include Huhu Grubs, Ostrich Burgers, Crickets, and Rabbits (among other things).  I'll let your imagination wander on the rest of the menu.  The 7-8 hour drive with my friends Andrew, Charlotte, and Sarah should be a beauty as well; the drive is probably worth the drive.   Needless to say I'm looking forward to it and will hopefully have pictures and stories to share come Monday.  Until then, have a great rest of the week and weekend.  Today's picture is from the South African Garden in the Dunedin Botanic Gardens on my walk home from Signal Hill Presbyterian Church two Sundays ago.  Love to you all.