Next post. I don't have reliable internet yet so I can't post a ton.

Just got done my first concert with the APO and it went well. Queen of Sheba was the biggest thing on this program, and we got nice compliments from lots of people which was nice to hear.

I now have a week off from the orchestra in which I hope to get more settled, hopefully have internet in the apartment I just moved into, and practice and make reeds and such. I'll try to head out to a beach or something too if I can.

Speaking of, we went to Murawai Beach the other day, and got body boards to ride the waves in the Tasman Sea, which was really fun. Afterwards, we walked up a cliff and saw a colony of gannet birds all flocked together on sections of cliff and land.

Camille snapped this shot of me towards the top of the cliff.

Isn't it nice??

Other random weird things about this country:

I went to buy some kiwifruit today, and the market said it was product of Italy. What???

Also, in a store, if something costs say $3.82, and you give $5 for it, you'll receive $1.20 back. There are no pennies and I don't think 5 cent coins either.

Also, there is no tipping whatsoever done in restaurants or bars. And because of this, the service sucks. All taxes are included in the prices of everything, which is convenient in some ways.

Until next time, whenever that is.