Yesterday we said goodbye to Timaru, our temporary home for the last few weeks. And while I'm sad to be leaving New Zealand, I think I'm more sad to say goodbye to the people we've met.
If you know me well, you know that I'm not very good with goodbyes. I either get overly emotional or aloof. Sorry. That's just the way I tend to deal with them. I prefer to think of them as "See you later" instead of a "goodbye" because then I'm not so sad.
So to the people we met while here, thanks. There's Ping- our tourguide, our networker, the man with an endless number of contacts and ideas, who is always so excited to listen to our thoughts and jokes. He also offered a good laugh and a silly nickname for any occassion. And Ata- the former fisher(wo)man and fearless bar manager. Ata doesn't put up with crap from anyone. Then there's Kelly, Amy, and Mel who were always in the bar with a smile. Ruben- our very tall, very goofy bartender. Ruben had some stellar dance moves. Tom and Andre, the Germans, with their enthusiastic "All RIGHT!". Kieran and Mindy- who took us out to the beach to shoot fireworks, went to the race track, and kept up with us in our drinking games. Adam- who introduced us to the best apple cider ever. Sunny- the head of security, who looked like a tough guy but is really a teddy bear with a mohawk. And all the rugby kids who gave us the best night of dancing in our time in New Zealand.
We had a blast and it wouldn't have been the same without you. Drop us a line if you're ever in the States. We'll be happy to return the favor.
In other news, we're spending our last night in New Zealand in the Auckland airport. 25 hours here. We're at...3. Yay us.
No comments:
Post a Comment