A Cheesehead among the Kiwis: It's been awhile!

Sorry I haven't written anything at all lately, but my life hasn't been too exciting. Finals will do that to me. Luckily, I don't have another final until November 10, so I have plenty of time for adventures when I stop being lazy!

I've been cooking a lot lately, mostly delicious cheesy things, this being one of them! Yum. Don't you just love cheese?!

So when I didn't feel like cooking, I went to the botanical gardens right by my flat. I've walked through there a million times by now to get to the grocery store, but for some reason I haven't really explored it at all. So I finally decided to do that, and discovered how big the garden is! I only covered a little bit before I got too hungry and went back to my flat for lunch. Thankfully I picked a good time to visit, as everything is blooming like crazy now that spring has most definitely come to New Zealand! So I might have gone a little georgia o'keefe on y'all, but the flowers were so pretty and colorful! It was hard to believe they were real!

A view of north Dunedin! Home sweet home

Me and a giant tree!

Well now that we're done with the flowers, let's move onto the beach! My british friend Rich (side note: he'll be celebrating thanksgiving with us!) and I decided to go on an adventure to Tomahawk and Smailles beaches. We picked a perfect day, it was probably the warmest in Dunedin so far! Our original plan was to take the bus out to the peninsula, but for some reason it never showed up. So we decided to walk instead! We got to see the statues of molars:

And a great view of the Otago Harbour!

So after we got a little lost (or maybe a lot, my instincts should not be trusted apparently), we finally saw the beach! And after a bit of clambering around, made it down to the beach! And then, I got to eat lunch with a sea lion.