We have been getting a lot of questions about everything New Zealand, so I figured I'd answer some of them here!
Umm...where is New Zealand? It's in the Pacific Ocean, about 1250 miles east of Australia. The offical languages are English and Maori although English is primarily spoken. It is about the size of Colorado and has a population of a little over 4 million people (the popluation of Colorado is almost 5 million people!)
Where are you two going to be? We'll be in Alexandra in the Central Otago region of the South Island. Central Otago is New Zealand’s most inland region, also it’s hottest, coldest and driest. Central Otago has impressive mountain ranges, valleys, plains and seasonal weather, which provide opportunities for a wide range of activities such as biking, curling (yes, the most awesome winter Olympic sport), and-of course-wine tasting.
What are you guys going to be doing there? Keith will be working at the Central Medical Clinic in Alexandra.
So, Ellen-will you be working in NZ too? No, I will not! I plan on volunteering at the library and hopefully just enjoying myself (though my secret plan is to befriend a winemaker and be a volunteer taste-tester!)
When are you guys coming back? Well, our visas run out on August 2, so we'll have to leave NZ by then. Keith should be finished working at the end of July and we plan on leaving around then-but not to come back to the US. Hopefully we will go to Australia for a couple weeks-I mean how can we not!
Since we aren't there yet I don't have any pics yet-but here is a link to some pictures of the Central Otago region.
Merry Christmas!!
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