1st March, 2011

Wow, I haven’t done any writing for a week. Originally I started this blog to be a journal of my experiences because it can become easy to forget all the things you do over the course of time. This past week was busy; stressful, emotional and fun during other times. Earlier in the week I found out my Grandpa was really sick and was in a hospice home, stress. It is hard to be away from family when someone is ill. I wish I could be around to help my Mother and support her. Wednesday, I taught at Ahipara, Thursday and Friday I was at Te Kura O Hata Maria, (which is a Catholic Maori School in Pawarenga). Thursday, I also found out my Grandpa passed away, while I was at school. Needless to say, that by the end of the week I was ready for some R&R. Saturday, we went into town in search of beer brewing supplies, and found SUCCESS!!! YAY!!! We then headed home and helped paint the house for a few hours, while sipping some vodka cocktails. I spoke with my family on Sunday, which was nice. Later on Sunday, Dave and I did some canning of salsa and pickles and then packed a tent, some food and pillows and went camping for the night. It was good to get away and we had a nice time, sipping some Coopers beers, watching the sunset and eating some random veggies.