The passing time

Things have been very quiet here for me during this month of May. These days, the sun appears less and less while the rain pours out more and more. Days of constant rain, days with cold wind chills, days of thick fog - these are days which keep one inside...and this is only fall! Winter is to settle in come June. I can't imagine it getting colder or worse, but it apparently does!

On some small notes, I have still been getting doses of adventure. Just in this month, I have been to two Rugby games. Our home team: Waikato Chiefs are doing extremely well - facing South Africa Bulls this coming Saturday for the Championship title of Super 14! First time our Hamilton Chiefs are in the finals! Rugby is quite an exciting game as the ball never stops moving and these massive guys crush on one another in no padding at all!

One weekend this month, I took a small trip to Whakatane (f - aka - ta - nie) which is East of Hamilton on the Bay. I truly enjoyed this weekend by myself - being on my own schedule, having my own time, and doing whatever I wanted to do was a nice escape. On Friday night, I went to a pub and listened to the live music playing there, while Saturday found me on the shore of the bay for 3.5 hours: reading, journaling, and sleeping. The hostel I stayed in was very quaint - owned by an older couple, it was well maintained and set up as a house. There were only 5 of us staying there, and on Saturday night, we all watched Night at the Museum together. The entire weekend was such an enjoyable time for me!
To finish this month off, this weekend, Jen and I are traveling 8 hours north to the Bay of Islands. It is at the northern part of this North Island and said to be nothing short of magnificent. The following weekend, after our courses are completed, Jen and I are traveling for a week to FIJI. Upon return, I will have time here in Hamilton before I take my finals to finish up, then have a short time before departing to LA. It is all becoming a reality that time here is closing up - and it truly is a sad fact to think about. These upcoming adventures will distract my mind from that thought for a while, and I refuse to begin a countdown!!