update

Ok, so I've decided I don't really like blogging at all, but for those of you I forgot to e mail and actually care what I am doing here is a list that some of you have already seen.

New Zealand is fucking awesome

a) before leaving, snow shoed through the sierra nevadas and drank sierra nevada pale ale
b) zorbed. basically rolled down a luge like course while in a ball which was inside a bigger balls, splashed around in water while being shot down the hill and bounced every which way and had now idea where I was till it ended...fucking crazy.
c) made good american friends and realized the impossibility of not hanging out with americans while studying abroad. I enjoy them, and want to keep hanging out but also know I want to meet more kiwis. maybe I can do both, have yet to find out. I live right by travis (friend from high school)...he is literally in my backyard...but its ok, we have a good friend group.
d) Caved. This included a 60 rappell into the cave and then some hiking through the cave with 3 more rappells down waterfalls, some climbing up huge walls and army crawling through spaces I didn't know I could fit. probably the best experience so far and near the top in my life.
e) partied until 4:30 am the last night of orientation and discovered that everyone learned the name 'party dan' when I walked on the bus in the morning and was welcomed with an overwhelming 'PARTY DAN!!'
f) learned the haka...very cool.

END OF THE SHIT SHOW THAT IS AMERICAN/CANADIAN ORIENTATION


g) met a guy while walking on campus today who happened to be from mn but lives here. he is a member of the club that meets every wed and fri in what we would consider 'library mall' to smoke. while busy talking to him I lost my tour group, so I figured out how to do the class sign up and id shit myself and ended up beating everyone in my group. I have his number and was offered some free and fun tours...might do it. he's a major hippie.
h) made connections that will make my hilldale awesome if I get it.

WHAT I FAILED TO SAY IN MY E MAIL

I met a girl...too bad she has a boyfriend, this could get very very complicated. shit