We will be home three weeks from today! Dre and I just spent the last 45 minutes looking at prospective houses, and emailing the contact info to his mom back home so she could check them out for us. She's so good to be willing to look at them on our behalf, and I hope we can have a place lined up before we get back.

I've been applying for scholarships on fastweb and scholarships.com, and I have hope that maybe I'll get something from them, who knows. UNC has yet to package my award letter, which is frustrating but I just have to be patient.

We had Thanksgiving here in New Zealand, and it was fun. Our flatmates made Korean Japchae (sweet potato noodles, mushrooms, carrots, soy sauce), pumpkin pie, and these little kumara/milk/ honey morsels, and we made the turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes. Yumminess all around.

Anyway, we're looking forward to being back. I can't wait to see friends, family, and the kittens. The landlord here is also dodgy, which makes things uncomfortable sometimes. Anyway, we just had two Russians move in, and they are keen on the idea of a flatmate party on Saturday. We have already experience firsthand their fondness for Stolichnaya, so should make for an enjoyable weekend fest.

We're leaving for Australia on December 14th, then going back to Auckland, then flying home. We went to Mount Cook two days ago, and walked around there a bit. It was foggy and rainy but still offered decent walking and lovely scenery which reminded me a lot of Colorado. We also went to the Orana Wildlife Park yesterday, and finally got to see a kiwi! Funny little birds they are.

Love to you all, and see you soon!