Boom Baby!

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I got a job at Rathmoy Fish and Pheasant Lodge. http://www.rathmoy.co.nz/modules/content/content.php?content.19 Check it out! NOW!

So?! How jealous are you? I'm so utterly and completely stoked that it's not even funny. I have no idea what I'll be doing up there but it sounds much like Delta stuffs. Just chilling with guests and doing a bunch of Christmas parties. Well, and fly fishing, pheasant hunting, white water rafting, ATVing, etc. Rock on oh rockers. Score one for Julia. Can you tell I'm excited? Well I am. Very much so.

Right! So. The bathroom. I am now a champion of cutting tiles. I have learned to miter cut and how to place tiles and waterproof and everything. I have also learned to rock earmuffs. They are orange and huge and glorious. Ya, I spent all morning doing that and cleaning Mikaela's so that my lovely replacement could come. Get this, team. She is from Speedy Creek (aka Swift Current). Ya that's right. Saskatchewan meets Saskatchewan in New Zealand. Bam. One world collides in another world. She seems really sweet. I'm happy that my boss has someone awesome to help out when I ditch out this weekend.

Alright, this weekend! I am going up to the Bay of Islands with Remco and others (we are recruiting at the moment). We are going to to Paihia. There is a three part tour I hope to take where we can 1) Swim with the dolphins, 2) Sail (Kayak) the Bay of Islands for a day, 3) Tour 90 Mile Beach. I'm really excited about that too. It will be my first real road trip since I've arrived. Fun times ahead my friends.

Ok. Sweet thing that also happened tonight (tonight actually). I went to a Haka Kapa. Which to be honest, I'm not exactly sure what it was. It was like a Pow Wow kinda thing but New Zealand Maori style. It incorporated the Poi Poi (a dexterity building tool and something of a musical/rhythmic instrument), traditional dance, and warrior culture. It was performed by the Leight Preschool kids, the Pakiri school kids, and the Leigh elementary school kids. The two kids I'm helping look after were both performing with the elementary school group (Grade 1 til Grade 6). They did really well and were super cute. It was absolutely incredible to see these white kids, predominantly all white kids, performing the culture of the indigenous peoples. Can you imagine the entire school in Rosthern or Evan Hardy or whatever (all white kids) performing a traditional Pow Pow with pride and enthusiasm? It was mind boggling. I really hope that one day Canada can embrace Native culture like New Zealand has.

Anyway team supreme. I am distracted by my new found Saskatchewanian.

I <3 all of you (Mom <3 is an typed version of a heart. Turn your head side ways. There you go.)
Julia

ps. I love it here. Start thinking of ways to convince me to come back, cause you are going to need some serious fire power.