April 15th, Australia Day 55

If anything, this week has been 6 days of anticipation. The start of the mid-semester break heralds my departure from Australia to a land not too far from it, yet not often thought of. New Zealand, a country of immense and immeasurable beauty I'm told. This entire week has been filled with anticipation as the date for my departure to the Maori homeland drew ever nearer, and now it is upon me.

Other than my excitement to travel to New Zealand, this week has been pretty ordinary, with a few exceptions. Other than some personal administrative work I had do complete, the week was not all that exciting until I went to trivia on Wednesday. That night at the Wynyard, I came in 2nd last which entitled me to a bottle of house wine. As I don't drink alcohol I figured I could take it home with me and have some of my apartment-mates share it between them. I then decided to ask if I could take the wine home or whether it had to be consumed on the premises. The waitress said she thought it would be alright for me to leave with it but she checked with her boss and he said, unfortunately, the wine did have to be drunk in the Wynyard. With that in mind, I gave my bottle of red wine to the team that came in 2nd and they thanked me very much. The next day, at the university bar trivia, my team conquered all in a very close match and I got $5.00 out of it.

Academically, there were some interesting moments. On Tuesday, my dramatic Ancient History professor treated the class to a 1-man, abridged version of the Ancient Greek play, Orestes; we all agree that he missed his calling by becoming a lecturer. My American History professor, on Wednesday, decided that it would be cruel and unusual to force students to come at 09:00 on the Thursday before the break and so the class and tutorial sessions were cancelled.

Now, all that's left for me to do is some final packing for New Zealand. I leave tomorrow (Saturday) and I'll be back on the 29th. After my sojourn is complete, I'll post me adventures on the blog and then resume normal weekly updates. I am very much looking forward to what lies beyond the Tasman Sea.