Yes, yes, I know it’s been a week since I’ve last posted – but to be honest nothing much has happened! I know – saying that is like some sort of blasphemy against the sheer awesomeness that is America, but mostly I’ve been really busy with homework and other things like that.

I bought more textbooks, which cost me another arm and another leg (I’m lucky that I have several more arms and legs to loose) and this has been the major expense this week. I can still eat however – American people from throughout my house have been feeding me randomly. I had these fantastic Russian Potatoe dumpling things yesterday (after a girl named Arielle showed me possilby the funnest video in the entire world - Romanian pop singers dancing.) Previously we went out to a jewish eating place (can't spell resteruant very well - sorry) and again, it was very nice. I liked the chocolate pudding - it's like chocolate custard, or runny cake mix that hasn't been cooked yet. I have also had something like Chocolate Yogo but it's called 'Jell-o' and it comes in lots of flavours (yes - including jelly types.)
Burretio's are also very nice - apparently they could be better, but I wouldn't know, because the Burretio's here are very different from anything I've eaten before.
I feel really bad about the random generousity that all my house-mates have shown – I would import some good Kiwi recipes so that I could pay them back in the same way, but Kiwi’s don’t HAVE any good recipes and feeding them what we normally eat would be unkind.

I am still struggling with the amount of homework you get here. I have a huge assignment due in on Monday and could only source the textbooks today! ARGG! I have lots of work to do tomorrow. Today was a bit of a write-off day because firstly my friend was ill, so I strolled idly down to the store with her to make sure she didn’t do anything stupid like die or something. Then we had this MASSIVE party for a girl named Jenny (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!) where everyone had a great time, people started singing on the roof, lit a BBQ with logs to prove they could, and it all eventually ended up with me trying to explain the basics of rugby to a hyper and increasingly energetic crowd of teenagers. It ended well which was a huge relief for me.

I can’t remember posting the story about the rapper to you, so I will tell you it now in lieu of real news. I was at the pedestrian crossing, when this random guy came up to me and started to rap at me. He was pretty good, but I was a little uncomfortable. Luckily the little ‘walk’ man went white (! Who makes their little ‘walk’ man white??) and I started to cross the road. He screamed ‘THAT’S HOW WE ROLL!’ and ran off. I thought this was such a great expression that I have started to use it and people always laugh, because it’s something only black gangsters say.

I have also exhausted my supply of tee-shirts. Admittedly I only took over two (one good and one gym) so this wasn’t exactly unexpected. I was gifted a nice one from the EAP office, however it is annoying that the weather hasn’t turned cold enough to wear anything nice. It is boiling over here. It gets to about 18c and they all wear jumpers.

The Army classes continue to be different from what I expected. In New Zealand, of course, my degree means that I major in Tactics and Command by default. I am up to 300 level tactics, which is ’Grand Strategy.’ Here I am learning how to read a map. It will be really useful, but it is still ridiculously easy and a bit of a letdown.

I managed to lock myself out of my basement the other day, as my key bent in a very funny shape. It was bent when I got it, but it got REALLY bent when someone gave me a jolt. I slept on the couch. I didn’t think I slept but I must have, because I woke up under the coffee table wrapped like a mummy in this blanket and wedged tightly under this leg. Honestly, I was completely stuck.
How did I get under there while asleep?

I still have not talked to Mysterious Graham after the infamous 30 second conversation. He lied to me when he said that we would.

Tomorrow I play ultimate Frisbee! BRING IT ON!

Cheers everyone

Margie

written by  Crosswood on September 8, 2007 from Berkeley, United States
from the travel blog: New Zealand Student, American University.
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Pavlova.
BBQ
Self saucing pud
Hey are there such things as avocado milkshakes over there? Apparently they are really good but they could be a Florida thing

written by  Rebecca Haris on September 9, 2007

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NO GOOD NZ RECIPIES???? You havent been gone that long have u?!?!? Im concerned! Common margie Im gonna have 2 send the NZ cookbook ova rnt I? Well, that's just how I ROLL! haha :D Yea margs that Is pretty gangsta I must say. To top this new gangsta vocab u hav wat about this 1 tht I heard bowt yestrday:
-sard-a combination of savage and hardcore. You can use this word to describe cool things

Top this word off by Krumping and you'l be a Hip hop/gangsta legnd!!!

P.S You should write 2 me Margie! I know u want 222222...

xxxxx

written by  Annabel Harris on September 9, 2007

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o and u cud tell people theyr your 'brother from anotha mother' or 'sister from anotha mista' haha xxx

written by  annabel h on September 15, 2007

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Dear Annie

I’m slightly disturbed that you know all this – how how how????
Thanks for commenting and I am sending you your postcard. If it ever reaches you I will be surprised however, because my mail seems to be going someone else that isn’t here.

written by  Crosswood on September 16, 2007

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oh well wats ur address Ill send you a loong letter, but Ill do it after the ball so I can also send pictures. Its this friday, and no1 will shut up about it! Its exciting though coz Tihou and Matiu are coming down 4 it,. Matiu 2 go wif Stef and Tihous goin wif Magan Nelson. :) Im glad u r enjoyin yourself...u r misd ova here!!! xxxxxxxx0000000xxxxxx p.s Its coz Im gansta margie! haha mayb not quite but we hav a big year group and sum ppl du think they r! Scary I know...

written by  Annabel Harris on September 18, 2007

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Te text speak is frigtning

written by  Rebecca on September 20, 2007

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Tht wasnt txt spek!! txt speak is: sup! th bal was awsum ae? I hd a gr8 nyt wbu? :D It could get more xtrem bt il spar u haha

written by  annabel harris on September 21, 2007

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