Remember how stunned I was, when I got my working holiday visa in just 4 days? Well, this time, NZ immigration even topped that!
I was skiing in July! :-) Granted: Mt Ruapehu is a small ski area – at least compared to European and North American fields. There are two fields on each side of the mountain: Turoa and Whakapapa. They are not networked, though. :(
I moved into a new apartment last weekend! And if I say new, I mean new! – brand-new! The construction of the building finished about two weeks ago. The owners of the apartments got their keys on May 13th and even they were not allowed to access the building before that!
This afternoon we had one of the “bigger” ones: 4.1 Richter magnitude. At first it felt like a heavy truck passing by – everything just shook slightly. 3 Seconds later you could feel the main quake and also see the computer screens shake. Nothing scary, but still a reminder of where we live. Details. PS: […]
Did I say, I needed a job? Well… I saw (no, actually Barbara saw it… :) ) an interesting job description at the website of one of those job recruitment agencies and sent them my CV/resume on sunday night. They called me up Monday morning, inviting me over for the afternoon. We talked for about […]
I guess it’s time to admit it: I’ve been living in Wellington since January now and I’m gonna stay here. :-) I found myself a nice room where I’m flatting with two other people in the middle of the city (1 minute to Cuba Street). Now I just need to get a job…
Hello to all skaters in and around Frankfurt! I’ve been following the discussions for the first Tuesday Night Skating in Frankfurt very wistfully… I hope you’re having a great summer rolling through Frankfurt every Tuesday night and without any rain! Take a look at the HR report about the first TNS of 2009 (in german).
For the past few weeks, I’ve regulary been a guest at the Tuesday Night Dinner at Mike’s here in Wellington. This is a potluck dinner party, where the host ( = Mike) is setting a certain theme for the evening and whoever wants to come just shows up – bringing some food or already cooked dishes […]
Finally got through all my pictures. Here are some pictures of my dives. All the other pictures are in this post: Rarotonga :: Cook Islands
Cook Islands (or rather Rarotonga) is about 4.5 hours by plane from Auckland. Air New Zealand and Pacific Blue sometimes have specials and sell tickets for as low as NZ$99 – one way.
