NOT
Sadly, I still haven't found a job and the temp agency I was working with has stopped calling. Apparently they only need hotel cleaners during the holidays, and those are over now :(
So now I spend my days doing the following routine:
Wake up around 9 and either a) go running or b) stay in bed for an extra 20 minutes
Shower and get dressed
Head into town with Eoin (he heads to work)
Drop of CV at any place I haven't already applied (I've handed out my CV 15 times)
Grab the news paper and look for jobs
Eat lunch
Walk home
Look online for jobs
Apply to jobs that are posted online
Clean the apartment
Watch TV/Surf the net/go insane
Eat dinner when Eoin gets home at 9-9:30
So, my days are pretty awesome.
That being said, on Eoin's days off we have gone on some awesome adventures. Our first adventure was to Historic Arrowtown. Arrowtown is about 20 minutes outside of Queenstown and was "born" during the gold rush. It is a really cutesy little town that has a bit of a New England feel to it. There are walking trails that we didn't get a chance to do (next time, we foolishly wore flip-flops on our trip) and you can even rent pans to search for gold in the river. One guy found a huge piece of gold and it was worth $15,000 NZD (this was a few years ago).
Our land-lady recommended we go to the Chinese Settlement located right in Arrowtown. During the New Zealand gold rush a lot of people from China came to the area to try their luck, and they did quite well. They built their own little community of houses, gardens and a general store/lodge/bank/bar and stayed there for a few years. Once they were satisfied with the amount of money they made, they left the settlement and went back to China.
The entry to the Chinese Settlement. An outhouse in the foreground and the shop/lodge/bank/ shopkeepers house in the background.
Some houses built into the rocks. The houses were really small, only a few had a window.
Another place we recently went to is called Deer Park Heights. It is a working farm and is also where several scenes from Lord of the Rings were filmed. There are pigs, chickens, sheep, ducks, goats, donkeys, llamas, alpacas, miniature ponies, yaks, buffalo and deer.
The animals roam free, except for the ponies and the huge pigs, and there are amazing views all around. The owners also supply animal feed and tins for you to take with you through the farm and feed the animals. AND GUESS WHAT!!!! I fed some animals!!
Me feeding a piglet. It was so gross.
From the top of the mountain you can see Queenstown. So pretty!
This is the cliff that Aragorn fell off of in LOTR....and Eoin fell off it too! Oh no! Good thing its only two feet off the ground :)
Alright, that's all for now. The Internet is really slow. I'm sure Eoin will write a much better entry than me, so check his blog in a few days.
Bye!
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