Well "yesterday" which is now two days ago somehow was quite the day of travel. I started December 30th in Nebraska with my parents and two of my brothers. Three plane rides, a little time travel and a sort of long day and night later, I arrived in New Zealand on the first day of 2014.
Leaving my family and my friends yesterday was hard, in LA I made last minute texts and phone calls to people and have to admit I struggled to turn that phone off when I got on board.
But the plane and flight were amazing. New Zealand Air is a pretty classy airline!
When I switched terminals I saw this and took a picture of it for my brothers, little did I know I had snapped the actual plan I would be traveling on. I really got a kick out of their safety video too, probably the first time I have paid attention on one in about a decade!
Watch the video here.
I also got a pretty good view of my first sunrise here as we flew into Auckland at about 7 am this morning.
I am staying in downtown Auckland at a hostel for the very first time. I am about to check in and see what my room looks like.... not going to lie I am a little nervous. I am sharing a room with 7 other girls and sharing a community bathroom for the first time since college.
Since I got in so early I decided to walk around a little bit and took a few pictures down by the harbor as a rain storm was headed in. I am hoping to go for my first run in New Zealand with my snazzy watch later this afternoon. I also realized when I landed it is a good thing I have great friends who got me this watch because without a cell phone this is the only way I have any idea what time it is!
Well hope that all of you back in the States have a wonderful New Years Eve tonight!!!
I'm glad that you made it there safely! Great first post, I look forward to the rest. It was wonderful to meet with you and your mom for lunch. I am glad that you have this opportunity and hope you have had a great first week!
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