I'm in New Zealand now and I love it. I started out in Christchurch where I met up with Richard and Colleen from HospitalityClub. They met me at the airport at 11:00pm and took me to their lovely home in the city. I also got to finally meet up with Christian and his girlfriend Rosi from Austria. I had been emailing with Christian for a year now while we were both traveling and it was great to finally meet up with them. Rich and Coll were incredibly hospitable and put us all up in their home at the same time. Richard has a catering business and could definitely cook! We had a great time.

The week that I spent in Christchurch coincided with an internation busking festival taking place all throughout the city. I spent most of my days there going from square to square watching impressive street performers from Japan, Europe, North America, and of course New Zealand. There were dozens of them and they were all spectacular. My favorite pair were two guys from Japan with colorful mohawks. I'll try and put some pictures up when I'm able to.

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Posted February 6, 2005 10:23 PM @ (GMT - 6)