I posted my application form to Lincoln University in Canterbury, New Zealand yesterday. Hopefully that will result in me going there next year! I really do hope it works because I’m excited about it now! Two hours away from pistes, twenty minutes away from Christchurch and surrounded by fields with mountains in the distance…looks like a Sarah kind of place! Of course the course looks good too, I’m not just going for the scenery. The plan is, assuming I get in, to spend a few weeks in Australia with Lou and Mike in January, then pop over to NZ for the start of term (I say ‘pop’, turns out there’s quite a bit of geography going on between the two countries, somewhat like flying from England to Russia). My parents are contemplating a combined Oz and NZ trip in April to see everyone, which would be lovely.
I am also hoping to come home via Fiji at the end of the year…because there’s no reason not to! I had a look at round the world tickets and I think one would actually make it more expensive…I’ll do a bit more price comparison before deciding, but I think I like my life a bit too A la carte to fit it to a set menu. Too long in a gastro pub, obviously.
On the home front, all is going quite well, Lou and Mike are coming home for a bit next week, which is exciting. I’ve had a really good haircut, so you may call me bob, once. Kate and I went to Timepiece in Exeter last week to see what clubbing without smoke is like…it was easier to breathe and much nicer coming home not stinking but we didn’t last very long as it was absolutely packed, being a Saturday night. Some dancing happened though and fun was had. I also went climbing for the first time in a year, James very kindly set up a top rope for me on a nice slabby bit of granite and I pootled up and down getting some confidence back. It was delightful sitting on a warm bit of rock with the sun on our backs and moorland stretching out as far as the eye could see. We saw lots of skylarks, and pregnant cows and Dartmoor ponies. Also saw some cows that looked a lot like giant pandas, which was a bit odd!
I spent the rest of the week at work, joy, and now have two days off. I’m going along to the Sidmouth folk festival to say hi to Justin, which should be entertaining, he claims he only really enjoys sitting in pub sessions with his mandolin now, but might be up for a ceilidh if pushed. Yay! Although if it’s as hot as today I don’t expect I’ll be dancing very seriously!
