G'Day!
22 hours on a plane later, and an 8 hour layover I am finally in New Zealand! I arrived at midnight last night and was greeted by my host family. I got a great nights sleep in a bed with a pillow, and now I'm ready to take on the country! I awoke this morning to a gorgeous view and hot sun :) I began my day working with Vanessa mucking out the paddocks and now I am having some "down" time until I can go for my ride. Outside, there are 6 horses here right now, ranging from 1 to 20. Inside, There are two humans (Jo and Vanessa) and two very friendly dogs who think their human. They all seem sweet. I have my own room with a bed and a few windows that look out into the pasture. Jo has made me feel welcome and comfortable. I was told to 'make myself at home' (minus the mess and walking around in my underwear)
I'm happy to announce that my phobias of mean kiwis and being welcomed into a concentration camp are not playing out as I thought they would....
..."Sophie, welcome to Flat Hills," a dignified English woman said in a monotone voice. Her shadow creeped along the dark walls. "You will find that being a stupid American that you are, you will sleep in the basement with the dogs." Two bid pit bull great Dane mixes flew out from the back of the basement and started growling and nibbling at my ankles. The voice laughed and continued talking, "But please be aware that the dog bed in the corner surrounded by the newspaper is their domain. You can find yourself a cardboard box to sleep in if you wish... Also, If you want to eat, you're going to have to grown your food yourself, I suggest you get started if you wish to have a carrot by springtime... and we Better not catch you nibbling on the seeds!!"....
Things here will be very relaxed, there will be some work involved, and personal expectations from me, but that's what I was expecting.
I'm happy to finally be "home" well, at least for the next month.
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Sophie, you made it there safe and sound! I am so relieved! I showed Andrew where you are on his talking globe and he is in awe =) We already miss you but I am so glad things are going well for you. I will check your blog often to see how you are doing. I love you, my Sophie!! xoxo
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Andrew wants to know the following:
ReplyDeleteWhat do they eat there?
What kind of clothes do they wear?
Are there rocks and grass there?
Sophie Auntie ginny wants to know about the things that Andrew asked about as well.. ; - ) i hope all is well withyou and we look forward to hearing all of the news as it plays out..
ReplyDeleteUncle Tim
Ahh! My sweet girl! Sounds like the battle is going well, tres good! We love you and miss you and almost have your laundry caught up! :) We mailed the Thank You's too! Keep us posted! Love ya!
ReplyDeleteMom and Dad and The Goob XO
Dear Andrew,
ReplyDeleteWhere I'm at, there is a lot of rocks and grass... and horse poop! Lot's of it! ;) But it dosen't smell too bad so it's ok. There is also a lot of sun here too! :) They wear what we wear over there, but they talk differntly! They have accents and use differnt words for some things. And the food... so far the only thing different is somthing called cholate buns. It is a roll with chocolate and jam on the top of it. I put butter in the middle for a nice calorie-packed dessert! It is VERY good! You could even do it at home :) If you have any other questions just ask away ok? LOVE YOU!
your crazy cousin Soph
Sophie, Andrew wants to know what kind of animals are there? Are there any Sea Life? That's it for now =)
ReplyDeletecome on Sophie... Is that all you got?? We want more! :)
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