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Trip Start Sep 05, 2007

Trip End May 01, 2008

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Flag of New Zealand Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
Thursday, December 13, 2007

Dave left a couple weeks ago. He was my last tie to the back-packing world. Subsequent to his departure i found myself feeling less like a traveler and more "settled". that was until I found out that several jobs had fallen through at work and I would not be needed for January (My contract expires next week, but I was hoping to get another month of work before moving on). Suddenly I was one week away from being a traveler again. This sequence of events had me a bit confused and lost; it wasn't so much that I minded losing the job so much as the sudden forced change in mentality.

I gave my one-month notice for my flat. I need to be out around the 12 of January. I'm going to be homeless again. I do have a bit of an agreement with Beca now; there may be some contract work in Gisborne for me around the end of January. I would get some extra cash and a few weeks accommodations out of it

The Mount

. Hopefully this pulls through.

My active lifestyle has taken a bit of a hiatus lately. I've pulled my calf running, so that is out of the question, and social activities have been interfering with my gym routine. Almost all of the activity I do now is surfing. And maybe marathon drinking.

I have been out with a number of different t people lately. Christmas time seems to bring out the party in New Zealand. Last Thursday the company paid to send us to Auckland, where I proceeded to drink myself stupid. Long story short; karaoke till two in the morning, work at 8:30.

Saturday found me out at a house party with some different people from work. I got an invite to an "orphan's" Christmas and New Year's.

I got my family's Christmas package out a seek or so ago. It probably won't get there in time, but it is on the way and off of my mind. I managed to get my photos backed up onto 3 CDs and sent off. Now I can clear my card and start all over again.

I am now constantly reminded of Christmas, but fortunately I think I have become numb to its effects. I think that the only Christmas push here is all commercial based, and the whole spending time with loved ones Mickey-Mouse crap has been lost on the Kiwis. Some part of me realizes that this should be a sad thing, but in fact, the realization has brought relief.

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