Lately it has been celebration after celebration here. I'm not complaining, but it is a little exhausting! Anyhow, as a testament to the all-too-unreal feeling that NZ offers, I tried to capture some pieces of the sky to convey how day after day, it's like turning on the TV right when The Simpsons are starting...
So there was another wedding, and another birthday party. I had my first ride on a motor-bike, nearly peed myself, but now I want one! Weee... (...in more than one sense...if you get my DRIFT...)
The birthday party was a fun celebration, the groom celebrated his 40th the day after he got married...
Don't ask me where that KY came from...
I don't know...what it is :X
See? The sky is always GORGEOUS. I tried to take a snapshot of the stars, but my camera is not high-tech enough. You'll just have to come see for yourself...
Waitangi Day was 6 February. The Waitangi Treaty Grounds is only a short walk away from Paihia... that was pretty fun too.
Interesting garb... Maoris, a backpacker, and a preacher. I sense a joke coming on...
Haka: a ceremonial Maori war dance that involves chanting.
Of course, to maintain enough energy to carry on throughout the festivities, you need food!
What better way to celebrate the indigenous Maori culture than with an American hotdog!
and Korean BBQ!
and sundaes in a watermelon!
YUM
In case you don't really believe that I was there
Where Ngatokimatawhaorua, the world's largest waka (ceremonial Maori canoe) is housed at Hobson's Beach on the Treaty Grounds. It was built for the treaty centennial (that's a 100-year anniversary) in 1940.
More food!!! Seafood chowder... how can one resist?
A cool demonstration on fire-safety by the Fire Department
Yours to choose
So all-in-all I am having a great time. But I'm also anxious to get into the research, projects, volunteering that I've been meaning to dive into. I'll give updates on that another time...
Until then, have a HAPPY SUPERBOWL XLIV, my fellow Americans! Queen Latifah, Carrie Underwood, the Who... plus American Football - big bulky men in tiny tight pants sprawling all over each other in the most appropriate of positions! What's not to like?
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