Alas, the time has come for me to leave Aotearoa, the beautiful Land of the Long White Cloud. Before I go, I thought I’d put down the most important thing’s I’ve learned on this trip:
-When traveling abroad, you truly are a guest, and should conduct yourself accordingly
-The more you travel, the more patriotic you tend to get
-Osama bin Laden was hated by everyone as much as he was hated by the US
-Sometimes, spending $30 on a 12 pack of Budweiser, cooking up massive batches of “freedom fries”, and having a screening of Team America: World Police is the best form of international diplomacy
-The size and agility (necessities in rugby) of many of the Pacific Islanders makes it a shame they do not play American Football over here. Many of these kids would get full rides.
-Mullets may well make a comeback in the States, but they never went out of style here
-Being called a “good c-nt” is not a bad thing
-Being caled a “f-cking c-nt” is a bad thing
-British spelling. However I never got used to spelling “sceptical”
-British phrases. The best of which being a “tactical chunder”, which is what you do when you’re feeling a bit nauseated but not completely ill.
-Beer and a good sense of humor are the two best social lubricants. When good beer is expensive (like it is in NZ), everyone learns to have a better sense of humor.
-Bean sandwiches contain you complete daily serving of beans and sandwich
I will miss this country and I will especially miss all of the great friends I have made. I look forward to heading home to see my old friends and family, and am glad to have made so many international friends here that I can visit in my future travels abroad. Joe was pretty much the perfect traveling partner, and I would love to travel with him again. If that happens, you know there’ll be a good blog to accompany it.
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