Something new everyday....

I am learning lots and lots about the Maorian culture. It is way way COOL! I live with all Maoris. It is respectful to take off your shoes when you enter the house. It actually may be like that everywhere. But they said it was a Maorian culture thing. Then to save money we buy groceries together. We each make a meal in the week. So I have to start learning how to cook. On Thursday we ate beef, rice, and salad. (the salad had cucmbers, avacodo and tomatoes, no lettuce). And we go through about 6 loaves a bread a week! They just eat bread as a snack it is so wierd. I think one girl ate a whole loaf in one day! We constantly make toasties, which are grilled cheese or egg and bread. Always using the George Foreman grill. I made dinner tonight! Bubble and Squeak casserole: Sausage, cabbage, potatoes and gravy. I liked it but who knows if anyone else did.

I went to church on sunday twice! I am for sure going to heaven now! Okay that was a joke. But I helped in the 1-4 year olds who were so cute with their accents. Church there is kind of the same. Lots of the same songs. They say AMEN and raise their hands when they sing a lot. I went two churches and they both acted similar. They are very outspoken in church.

If you ever go to another country I urge you to go to a church. It is probably the most unreal experience. A whole different hemisphere and dateline away people are worshipping God and loving him just as I do. We are all in love with the same God. It made Jesus, God the bible become more real than ever. Something like this has to be true if people in another Country so far away are in love with the same Creator.

Other than that I am keeping busy. It is odd how I do not have thousands of things to do like in America but still I am busy. In NZ people are not so rushed. They just sit and talk to you. They do not let their whole life become a time bomb. People do not rush into multiple activities but are calm. Many people come hang out at our cottage and just chill out. And nobody locks their doors here! Odd I know. And no more complaining about gas prices there! 7.00 dollars a gallon! But they do not measure in gallons so they do not realize how bad it is.

Okay some NZ lingo:

Heaps: A lot

Sweetaz: Cool

Stink: She was being a "stink" aka mean.

Pissed: drunk

Tyre: Tire

Toastie: Grilled Cheese

Tea: meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

biscuit: cookie

Papers: classes

Points: credits

Plaster: band-aid

And there is a soap opera that is on everyday for a half hour called Shortland Street. Way fun to watch!

More later!