I've been making some new Kiwi friends, primarily from the church we've been attending and volunteering in the thrift shop run by the church. Tomorrow I've been invited to the home of one of them for lunch after. These ladies have been so warm and welcoming to me and I'm going to miss them.
The Super Bowl here started at noon on Monday. Ralph had to work but I was invited to the home of the new American doctor in the emergency department to watch the game and have lunch. Leonard and Sharon are here for a year and brought their two young granddaughters along with them for the cross cultural experience. Had a great time with them.
Our friends Marji and Freddie from Knoxville are coming Saturday for a week. They've been cruising in the South Pacific for the last 10 days or so. We will travel with them about NZ for a week---going to Rotorua and Hawkes Bay (North Island), then flying to Queenstown and a side trip to Milford Sound (South Island). Really excited about their visit!
I've said too many times that we'd probably just be figuring out how to live here and getting to know people when it would be time to go home, and I think that's going to come true. We are returning to the States almost two weeks ahead of originally planned. Found out that the tax consequences in NZ are just plain awful if you stay over 183 days, which we would hit on March 28th. So....we're flying back the 26th and 27th. This has been a fun and unique experience, but we're also looking forward to being home again. I might be one of those folks who kisses the tarmac.....:)
Cheers!
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