life in invercargill

ummmmm......i don't remember the last report i made.
but i LOVE invercargill! it is SO FUN! my homestay is great! her name is heather and she is the sweetest old lady ever! she is so sweet, nice, caring, funny, and just lovely. she is taking good good care of me. we hang our clothes on the line. i think that is fantastic. plus it makes my clothes smell really nice. the food here is really good. i eat a LOT of vegies and fruit! it is great! especially cabbage. and rhubarb over ice cream! i ride EVERYWHERE on my bike. i am going to have thighs of steel when i return. there are great parks EVERYWHERE like every block. no joke! we play a lot of rugby and ultimate. sometimes we ride our bikes 12 miles to the beach. and then 12 miles back. the ice cream is FANTASTIC! i've never had such grand ice cream in my life! carmel rocky road and then also banana. it is great. i run everyday. except for sundays of course. umm....school is going. i have 1 real class on thurs and fri from 9-noon. we learn about the importance of recreation and the family. and play games. mon tues wed we have outdoor classes. we started kayaking on tues, and wed was waitangi day (national holiday) i went to a maori party in the park, and got invited to specail tea where they gave me lemonade cuz i don't drink tea. leamonade = sprite here. i was sad. i miss lemonade......sigh.....anyway. today, we had adventure base learning. aka the most AMAZING ropes course of my life! it was SO fantastic! and i'm kayaking tomorrow, they're stickin us in the river. yay! and wed i'm surfing! i LOVE life! and to make matters better there was a bagpipe compettition in the park on sunday that was utterly fantastic, and we're going to queenstown this weekend. and guess whatelse is this weekend....guess....my birtday! i'll be in queenstown. the ADVENTURE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!! and since i'll be gone. my homestay and katie jo and jane (the girls i live w. jane is cool, she is from new calidonia. katie jo is from highland, not quite as cool.) anyway, we're recelebrating on next sat. so 2 birthdays! yay!