New Zealand Facts:

1. They Speak English
2. There are 44 millions sheep to about 4 millions people
3. They have their own currency the New Zealand Dollar which runs about $1.46 to every $1.00 USD
4. New Zealand is composed of two islands, the more populous North Island and the more scenic South Island (Christchurch is on the south island)
5. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand and is the most southern city on the North Island
6. Auckland used to be the capital of New Zealand until it moved to the more central location of Wellington, Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand with a population around 1.3 million.
7. Maori is the name of the original people of New Zealand, they have their own language, which is one of the two national languages of New Zealand (English of course being the other). They immigrated to New Zealand from Hawaiiki a polynesian island.
8. New Zealand boasts the worlds second highest bungee Jump, the site of the original bungee jump, the southern most bar in the world, the world's southern most library, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere, and many more exciting things!
9. To find out what time it is in New Zealand simply subtract 8 hours from the current time here and add a day. if it's 9pm Monday here subtract 8, making it 1pm then add a day making it 1pm Tuesday.

So a few notes on my trip:

1. I leave July 2nd and I'll be home November 18th
2. I'll be in Fiji from November 14-17
3. When I'm in NZ it will be their winter, with average lows in the 40s and highs in the mid 50s
4. I'll be in Christchurch, New Zealand at the University of Canterbury
5. More information will be coming as i gather more FAQ's

It's May

So welcome to my New Zealand Blog. I'll try and keep this up so you guys can hear about my latest and greatest adventures and I guess just everyday life here. Right now I'm just planning my trip, looking into what i want to do when I'm there and where i want to go. I'm really excited but really nervous at the same time. I'm going to be away for so long away from all the people i love, and then on top of that, it will be hard to talk to everyone because of the time difference. Who knows...