I'M NOT ALONE

So, I know it has been a couple of days since my last post. Last you heard I was headed into town for a couple of drinks that night. I thought I'd relate some of my experiences there.



I am a member of a online organization called couchsurfers.org. This website is a social networking site that helps people that are travelling and such to meet people that are willing to host travellers at their house for the night. So rather than pay for a hostel or hotel room every night members can crash on a local's couch. Upon the recommendation of a lovely lady, I decided to join this website, and I'm so glad I did. It turns out there are a fair number of said "couchsurfers" residing in Auckland, and every wednesday a group of them go out for drinks at a local bar. Almost a foreign Weekly Wednesday's if you will. At any rate, I decided to go last wednesday, and I had a blast. The second person I met when I arrived was a man by the name of Chris, and ...



HE"S A MANNY TOOOOOO!!!!!



I'm not alone anymore, and seeing how we were both the only other manny the other had met, we instantly hit it off. Chris then proceeded to seal the deal with me by calling me over and saying beer pong time. At which point I followed him outside, we pulled some tables together, and he removed several ping pong balls from his backpack. I instantly had a man crush. Outside of this though the night was really sweet. Everybody, including the bartender, was a couchsurfer, and no one else was at the bar. So we had cheap drinks, and could do as we wish. It was a lot of fun and I met some really cool people. And the nice thing is, they will all be around again next Wed. I should also mention that the bar is out on the Prince's Wharf which is a pier into the harbor, so at night you can see all of the north shore and the harbor bridge lit up, and behind you the Sky tower sticking up over you. It was really cool. So I will tell you more of my new weeklies, coming up this wed.



As for thursday and friday, they were somewhat easy going days. I was in Yannik's room at one point when Christoph yelled that I had my first piece of mail. I got really excited not knowing who would have sent me mail. So when I got to the kitchen to see it I was extremely joyful to see... junk mail from the bank I had gotten an account with here in NZ.



Oh the other big news is that, I recently located a store in Auckland that sells Chapagetti, which is my absolute favorite Korean noodle dish. Anyone that has lived with me knows the power of its deliciousness. I suppose its not to suprising that I found it here. Auckland is full of Asians, as a matter of a fact for the first time in my life, I think that I am in a minority group here. Anyways, I found Chapagetti. THIS IS A GREAT LAND!



Well, I"m off now. I'm spending the day downtown (I"m writing this from a cafe, I feel so swave (although less so now because I'm pretty sure I spelt that incorrectly)). At any rate, I must go find a nice korean restaurant to have lunch at. Till next time.