Kia Ora!

Well, I have finally sat down to start a blog. Hopefully I will keep it updated. I have been in New Zealand for about 5 days and I am LOVING it! I adjusted surprisingly well to the time change, I have just been going to bed around 8 which is about 4 hours earlier than usual! I started my internship today at Gladstone and I am in year 5 (that translates to 4th grade for us) My cooperating teacher is amazing, I am going to learn a lot from her! I will tell you more about the school in a later blog.

New Zealand is like America in a lot of ways but there are a lot of differences. They are very "green." You will never see plastic bags or bottles. They drive on the opposite side (so confusing). Their police officers do not carry guns on them. Everything is very expensive! Examples: gas- $8 a gallon (yikes!!!), soft covered book- $30 a hard- $50, food- everything is about $2-3 more (some even more). Oh, and everyone is always running, even in the cold rain! Now that is dedication.

Different vocab and phrases:
jangals/flip flops
toilet/ restroom
lollies/candy
souviet/napkin
rubber/eraser
tog/swimming suit
boot/trunk
nappy/diaper

Those are just a few! Well it is almost past my bedtime so I must go! ;) I normally go to bed before the four year old! That is how sad I am!

~by the way "Kia Ora" means "hello/be well" in maori