So its that time again! In an hour I'll be getting on a verrrry long plane ride to new zealand (via Charlotte, LA, and Auckland, arriving into Wellington). Vegetarian meals are double confirmed (it was a nightmare last year when they forgot mine), the bags are packed, and Im ready to go! Its going to be nice to move straight into an apartment instead of going to a hostel first then finding a place. Its also a rare treat to be moving someplace I've been before - I was only in NZ for a month and Wellington for 2 days, but its enough that I understand NZ customs and way of doing things, and know my way around Wellington enough to get an apartment 2 blocks from Cuba St where I am sure I will be getting a waitressing job (its a great street in the center of town filled with restaruants, boutiques, cafes, and the like). Im also just 2 blocks from the water and very nearby parks, the national museum, and just about everything else in town!
Its been a lot of work getting everything prepped for a year (probably 10 months) away but I finally feel like I know exactly what to do and how things work... prewriting/addressing christmas cards so i can have them sent from the states instead of expensive NZ postage, storing the stuff I'm leaving in an organized fashion so Ill be able to find what I need when I come back, making sure to bring enough of the things that are especially expensive in NZ and none of the things that are cheap. I feel like a master of vagabonding now but I know I still have a lot, lot to learn - these things they just dont tell you in Lonely Planet! Maybe I'll start on my own, practical guide to vagabonding while I am gone.... let me know if you have any ideas!!
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