I have been reconnected to the wider world!
After a 2-week wait to get the Internet connected, I finally have working broadband... I can honestly say I haven't heard, read, or seen any BBC news since arriving in NZ!!!
Life here is slow... Where is here? Lincoln, New Zealand!
It's a very small town and after living in Taichung for 15 years, it feels slow. However, it does feel quite nice. When I'm not at work, I've had lots of time to read, walk around farms, and exercise. I've lost about 5kg!!! It's green everywhere, with quite a few cows, sheep, and horses around.
That being said, it doesn't feel like an old people place. My neighbors are 5 young kiwi university students. They are very noisy, but quite nice. I go over to their house sometimes.
Work is busy. Working in a New Zealand university it quite challenging. Very different from ITI, anyway. I'm doing a lot of administration work. The thing I enjoy the most is I have the chance to help design new university-level courses! Challenging, but interesting.
I've already mentioned to a couple of you (on facebook and Line), but I miss all of you a lot. You truly are a special group of students and I've told Oliver he MUST be nice to you and give you whatever you want.
I start teaching on Tuesday. It will be nice to have some students again... but surely they can't be greater than you guys... Can they?
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