After 3 uneventful flights, a total of almost 16 hours of flying, I have arrvied in Wellington NZ. I arrived at 9 in the morning to a beautiful sunny day with a temperature over 20 C. I spent the first day with friend of Ted's, Graham. He moved to NZ from Canada last year so he knows all the things we need to do. I managed to get a cell phone, a bank account and a tax number with no issues. It is nice that even though we are in a different country they speak the same language.
As I don't start work until Monday I spent the week getting unpacked and figuring out the city a bit. It is a great city, lots of cafe's and pubs and it is right on the ocean. I have gone for two runs and totally killed myself both times. There are lots of very steep hills here that can't be avoided if you want to run for more than 10 minutes. I am not used to that after living in Edmonton. The views from the tops of the hills are gorgeous though.
I had my first experience driving on the other side of the road today. It went pretty well, and wasn't as weird as I thought it would be. It will take some time getting used to sitting on the right hand side of the car, I keep looking for drivers on the other side.
I am struggling to accept that fact that it is summer here, I keep wearing long pants and taking a swearter and then being really hot. I already have a sunburn. I think I am going to try and fully enjoy it today though, by heading to the beach.
I guess that is all for now. I will try to put some pictures up here next time and will try to post somewhat frequently so you guys can see what we are up to.
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