Woah D.

Ok guys!!! I have a little more time than i usually do. kick ass.

soooooooooooooooooooo where do begin, where to begin....i did this hike today called Tangariro Crossing which is about 13 mileslong and was the most intense thing i have ever done. my friend katie came with me so that was good. we hiked up a volcano, up up up, to where it was so windy i thought i was going to b e blown over the edge into the craters. the craters/geysers were crystal blue and spectacular---i got some GREAT pictures! i'll post them on fbook later. some parts of the hike i literally thought i was going to die. so steep,so hot, so crazy. so thats that. i did it and i'm proud of myself and it kicked fuggin ass----google it!!

What else---forgot to say that westayed at a Maori house the other night-the native people here. they did some dances for us, and then we learned them and dressed up. the girls danced for the guys vice versa and we all slept int he same room.l it was super cool, very memorable. they let me stay for free too cuz my robbery sitch. so that was a BONUSSSSSSSSSS! we had to name a chief, which had to be oldest male, which happened to be Matthew from the UK. he is 39 and bald so we named him Chief Shiney Head. he was a sport. that night we all got some beers and went down to the beach. good fun.

so the people on the bus are great---i've made good friends with Dawn from Scottland, Karen from Canada, and Katie from the UK---all real good people. theres a lot more---but two that stick out with now are these two identical girls from Ireland. fucking hilarious. right before we left for the hike i walked past one and she was just whispering under her breath saying "we are gonna bloody die up there". they brought so much food too----and HARD BOILED EGGS and so much chocolate for the hike. they are just funny. bad mouths too which is always fun. made friends with a gu7y from holland,lawrence, he was in the army--very nice--i kept him around a bit on the hike for my protection...........but he doesn't know that.

ummmmmmmm what else....still burnt. blistered. gross.

anyways, i am dead tired. all in all i've already done some gnarly shit and i love ittt1 can't wait to do more. everyone does skydiving and bunjee jumping----MIGHT do it. still scared though.

we are making a huge spaheettitti dinner tonight---YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can't stop eating nutella. lawrence keeps calling me "b anana nutella girl"

wonk wonk.gotta keep drinking water. so dehydrated and everyone has beers in front of me.

Ok, hope all is well1! please shoot me an e-mail or fbook message!!

love to all----OH YEA, GET READY FOR A BIG MATCH! NADAL AND FEDERER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xoxo

write more later....will be in wellington tomorrow.going out for my first'dinner' here with the girls. ok, this is rubbish...byue.

oh and sorry about my typing. i'm on my friends small tiny teeny computer foor hobbits. unreal.

Alive and Well.....after a NIGHTMAREEEEEEEEEEe

ok ok ok! must keep this short, again,a s well.

first off, everything here is amazing. the scenary is to die for---you can't look out and Not see mountains, palm trees, and pines. LOVE IT. its just like jurassic park.

in auckland i met a girl named Evan from Canada---we hit it off great! Went to an island together and explored it, very fun.

Parted ways and now i'm on a bus tour for about 5 more days. its great fun---lots of cool people, keeps getting better everyday. The people are from all over---lots from UK, holland, swiss, Austria, etc.......very cool.

So, lets see, i got my shit stolen from me. Yep, that sucked. Was in Raglan, which is the surfing capital of NZ and was with 15 other people. we all put our bags under a trailor, together, and of course my bag was gone when we got back. I FLIPPED OUT. completely went ape shit. was just infuriated, and was pissed for the n ext 2 days on and off. they took my wallet, id, $, credit car
cards, camera, ugh. just sucked. luckily its getting sorted out bit by bit....

Yesterday I went caving, It was called Haggas Honking---it was SOO gnarly! Wet suits and boots. We reppelled down 30 foot waterfalls in the cave---oh man was it cool. and there were glow worms everywhere which turns on is just shit.

tomrorow I am going on a 7 hour hike up Mt. doom of Lord of the Rings in Taupo. It shoul dbe prettty challenging---might not be able to go bc of weather though. we shall see....

ok, i must go. just said i have 40 seconds left!!! AHHHH!HH!HH!H!H

my burnt skin is now peeling everywhere and people are grossed out. ew.

OK< MISS THINGS!! sorta...EVERYONE NEEDS TO COME TO NZ!! xoxoxo MWAH!

Day 1

ok ok ok ! got to make this fast .people are waiting for the computer.


sum things up:

san francisco=awesome. loved it. Loved it. loved it.

luggage came late=that sucked.

plane trip: said if I was willing to help during an emergency cuz I was in the exit row--i said yes. what a LIE. i was fucked up on xanax, wine and LIFE.

plane was easy. sat nex to a boring psychologist who smelled. made friends with the steward and he gave me more and more wine.

got to auckland at 4 am still messed up from pills. made friends with germans, scottish man, and indian. the woman that owns my hostel is indian--can't wear shoes in the hostel. can't offend the goddess---i already did! I put my tea to close to them. she took it away.

its a national holiday here so EVERYTHNG is pretty much closed. that sucked for me cuz i was hungry. ALMOST ate at mcdonalds but found some nasty cafe.

made friends at the nasty cafe with a girl name Bronlyn from sydney. asked her if she wanted to go to this island tomorrow---she said yes. i have a date.

VERY BURNT. bought $5 sushi. very sketchy. might get sick.

room is hot and smells like india. her dog, Pretty, has been coming in my room so thats nice except its been moochin on my socks.

VERY BURNT. AGAIN.

Took a very to Devonport, and island 10 min away by myself. fun, relaxing, hiked, layed on the beach, people watched. GORGEOUS.

Still haven't seen hobbits. bit dissapointing.

Will write more later, possibly in sentence form!! MISS ALLOF YOU!! kinda.

LOVE YOU!! ( i do)

BURNT BURNT BURNT. my body is BURNT.

Life after Cows....

Opening remarks: This is my first blog and it is very awkward. Sorry for bad grammar, ronchy stories, and no sense.


Hello Friends and Family! It is I, Mari the fake kiwi writing. As most of you know, I have been working at Traders Point Creamery in Zionsville, IN for the past 4 months and LOVING it. Playing with Cows and eating Icecream---what a sweet life. BUT, times they are a changin. For some reason, I decided to change countries for 5 months. New Zealand to be exact. By myself. I repeat, BY MYSELF. Why you may ask yourself? No Clue. I decided I can't go live in europe for a while because NONE of my pants fit me when I got back....I think i'm going to NZ because I heard it was sweet, they speak english, and I realllllllllllllly love hobbits....among other things.

So, if you want to keep posted on my lord of the rings lifestyle---stay tuned this this little gem! I could either write a lot or VERY VERY little.

I leave Jan. 21st ( Had to see obama) and get there the 26th. I'm supposed to fly home May 20th............and here I gooooOOooOOooOoooOooOoo!!!!!!!!