Thursday, January 07, 2016 10:23 PM
A Kiwi Kristmas & A Harbours New Year
First off I have to apologize for the Decembers update being late. It got a bit crazy with the Holidays.
This
month started off with a normal countdown before the start of holidays
or Christmas Break. What made this month different is that i wasn't
counting down for a 2 week break, i wasn't walking to school in the snow
and i wasn't getting ready to visit family. This year my countdown was
to a 6 week summer holiday and I was tanning in the backyard and at the
beach.
To celebrate my
host mums 50th birthday on the 31st, my host family decided to go to
New Zealand where we spent the Christmas holidays partying amongst the
Kiwi's. We flew into Christchurch and drove down to Queensland where we
did a series of exciting and fun things. After driving back to
Christchurch from Queensland and 10 days of amazing fun we found
ourselves back in Australia. We spent the new year watching the Sydney
Harbour firework show from our hotel window and clinging our chamaign
glasses filled with sparkling apple juice. Well at least mine was filled
with apple juice.
New
Zealand is the most beautiful place in the world. Pictures could not
even capture the real beauty and serenity that NZ's vibrant green grass
and huge misty mountains created. Or the super clear, super blue and
super cold water that ran down between the rocks creating gorgeous
waterfalls. My host family and I had loads of fun on our vacation. My
host sister, Chloe, who is an only child, was so happy that i could come
with her so it wasn't just her and her parents. Chloe and i get along
so well and i don't ever want to leave the Davies. The weather in NZ was
a bit cooler. It was rare weather for NZ as it reached between 20-30
degrees Celsius (70-90 degrees Fahrenheit). It seemed to get warmer the
longer we were there.
The
firework show in Sydney was the best firework show i have ever seen. It
was amazing!! The next day Chloe and i got to climb to the top of the
Harbour Bridge which was just a breathe taking sight. The city, the
water, the opera house, its all just so beautiful! The weather consisted
of blue skies and heat that reached up to 35 degrees Celsius (about
90-100 degrees Fahrenheit). One day it even reached 45 degrees Celsius
(120 degrees Fahrenheit). I had to remind myself so many times that it
was December and almost Christmas.
December
was definitely a great month and i am so lucky to be with the Davies
family who want me with them just as much as i want to be with them.
This
has been the strangest but most amazing Christmas and new year that i
have ever celebrated. It is definitely one that i will never forget.
Thank
you so much to the rotary clubs who not only sponsor me but who host
me. It is such a privilege to be apart of these districts and i am so
extremely grateful for this opportunity and i do not know how to stress
that enough. THANK YOU!!
Looking forward to what the new year brings.
Happy Holidays to all,
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