The last three months

Wow, I just realized I've neglected writing here for almost a solid three months. In any case, quite a bit has happened. Dre and I got married in August, and we were fortunate enough to have quite a few family members and friends come out for the ceremony. All in all, it went wonderfully, and I have such good memories of that day.

The first few months of marriage have treated us both well; given that we're in another country without the familiarity of home, there have been some stressful points, but we've pulled through. New Zealand is an utterly amazing country: so much beauty, and it seems that people from all over the world come here. We've met people from Israel, India, Korea, China, Germany, UK, Austria, and have had the chance to travel to Hahei (where there's a hot water beach), Whangarei (to see Zion Wildlife Gardens, a sanctuary for endangered big cats), Mangawhai Heads (where we worked at a backpackers), Kaikoura (seal colony!), Tongariro National Park (we did the walks to Taranaki Falls and Silica Rapids), Rotorua (a thermal activity and Maori cultural center), Omapere (to see the two largest Kauri trees in New Zealand), the Bay of Islands (we went on a 22 hour boat trip around here and sea kayaked, snorkeled, fished for snapper, went night swimming, and ate sea urchin eggs: http://www.rocktheboat.co.nz/), and Auckland (we had the opportunity to walk along the ring outside the Sky Tower, thanks to my dear friend Ray).

I will be able to register for school soon, and we are still planning on coming back a few days before Christmas. I think we are both a bit ready to get back to our "normal" lives. Nevertheless, we are enjoying our time in NZ immensely, while it lasts. Our next big trip a few years down the road will hopefully be an African Safari; the people who we covered for at the hostel in Mangawhai Heads run a tour company, and it involves camping along sites in East Africa (http://www.africantouch.net/). So, something to save towards when we get back :)

Anyway, I suppose this is a sufficient update of what I've been up to since July. Cheers!