Gainful Employment

Hurrah! I've picked up some temporary work at a record label, home to my favourite NZ band... can you guess which one?

There's been some to-ing and fro-ing regarding permanent employment and I'm pretty excited about my options. Whether they pan out remains to be seen, but the fact that these people are willing to even give me the time of day, let alone meet with me to discuss my future as it coincides with theirs is trés exciting.

On Tuesday I visited the Auckland Museum, where my flatmate works. He gave me a whirlwind tour, complete with insightful in-the-know facts, which was cool. I reached cultural saturation point long before I'd seen all the galleries, so I hope to return before long. I particularly liked the temporary exhibit on Ernst Plischke, the Austrian architect who designed quite a few buildings in Wellington and elsewhere in New Zealand, and the kauri tree which cycles through a day's worth of birdsong in five minutes.

Have I mentioned that my favourite New Zealand bird is the kereru, the native wood pigeon? Their wings make a distinctive beating sound when they fly, and it reminds me of my walk up St John's Hill to school each day in Wanganui.