They say a rolling stone gathers no moss. I disagree. I sat around in Wellington for 2 and a half months and I didn't gather any moss. So either that saying is wrong, or I'm not a stone. It's a no brainer.
This here blog is going to be a retrospective of my time in Wellington. "But Julia," you might be thinking, "aren't all blogs a retrospective of the event that are recorded in them?". To you, I say, "Touche. Now stop thinking so critically and enjoy my retrospective."
The last week I spent in Wellington was one of the best. I gave my notice to my boss 2 weeks in advance like a good little girl, and then quit early cause I just needed to be done. My bad. Matt was ever so understanding, and on the off chance that he reads my blog I would like to formally and for all the world to see say "Thank you for the super uber awesome time. You were a great boss, I learned a lot, and we even had some fun along the way." I also played a ton of volleyball in my last Wellingtonian days. I play about 10 games in 3 nights and played one last tourny too. Like always, I didn't play super awesome but I had a ton of fun. I will miss you volleyball peeps. Larry, treasure your socks and bring Sparta to Wellington. Hannah, you are the crowd favourite no matter what Larry says. Also, don't listen to Earl when he's... well... you know... lol. Gus, take care of your shoulder and hand and Hannah for me. She's your new Bestest Best Friend Forever (BBFF) now that I'm gone. Earl, thanks for letting me into your club and for taking such good care of me even though I'm Canadian and my serves weren't the greatest for the longest time. Yes, yes, I know, I'm "oot" of Wellington now. Haha. Karol, dude! since when do you sing like a angel? and since always you have mad volleyball skills. Dan, ya... you know. You're short, I'm tall. You're weak, I'm strong. I won't go on. Mark, we got along even though you are American. Who knew that was possible? Allan, you are one sweet as dude. Thank you for bestowing upon me the title of "only Canadian I like", haha. Marceu, you were never around but you're still cool in my books cause we lived near each other, and your laugh/giggle makes me smile. Rupert, you're my shnookums. Nuff said. Josh, we should have hung out more. Thanks for driving me around and chatting with me. Oh, and singing karaoke like a champ. Right, this is getting long. I really should be at the Oscars listening to the "get off the stage" music and not sitting in a hostel in Nelson listening to City & Colour.
Hmmmmmm, in the last week ish of Wellington I also went to dinner way too many times. (I loved each one of them.) I went to a couple movies that were pretty sweet. Played cards and ate junk food. Walked all over the place. Saw the rest of Te Papa. Threw out a ton of clothes. Bought some new clothes. Sent some presents home. Didn't blog. Took some pictures. Hung out and talked. Learned things about myself. Planned to plan for the south island. Didn't plan for the south island. And left.
Wellington, and people in Wellington. We had a great run. I love you all. I will come back.
South island stuff now. Well I'm in Nelson and I have to say "anticlimactic". It's pretty here, and my hostel is ridiculously sweet. I have, get this people, I have free breakfast, free dinner, hot tub (aka spa pool), swimming pool, sauna, beach volleyball court, and a 3 person dorm for the grand total of $24 a night. Chi-ching. Julia wins. Well Julia partially wins, cause I haven't really found anything sweet to do outside of the hostel. I wandered to the grocery store yesterday and today I wandered to the "center" of New Zealand. It's not the center at all people. It's the center of the logistical center of New Zealand. Logistical? Hmmmm, might not be the right word. It's the center of the Nelson survey region. The Nelson survey region is for some reason considered the central survey region of New Zealand (the plaque didn't make it too clear). Oh ya, and the survey regions have been replaced with GPS technology so they aren't even used anymore. Haha. So it's actually the center of a now trivial and outdated fake center of New Zealand. I still took pictures. I'm a good tourist.
I'm off to Abel Tasman tomorrow. I'm going to try and get on a 3 day kayaking tour of the national park. Unfortunately, they only rent out 2 person kayaks so I've got to find randoms to join me... Wish me the bestest. I'll still likely spend a couple days in Abel Tasman. There is a three (ish) day walk that you can do. I might do that as a last resort.
Okey dokey smokies (yummy, I could go for a real Canadian cheese smokie right now, and a sour cream glazed donut...). I'm out to plan some of my life. Be happy! Be fun! And get things done!
Sending you the grooviest of vibes,
Julia
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