The Begining...

So, I arrived in Auckland Monday morning after a long turbulant flight over the Pacific Ocean. My host family-Michael, Kristin, and Abigail (the baby)-picked me up from the airport. A security guard at Auckland International Airport broke off the wheels on my suitcase when he lifted it to put it through a security screening. I have to admidt I am sad about the suitcase. It has been my companion for almost all my travels for two years. Anyways...I am living with Michael and Krisitin in a house where the bottom half is the church office and the top is their home. So basically I don't have to go very far to go to work-which is good considering I'm almost always late for things. I like being in a country where I can drink their water from the tap...its quite convienent. In case your wondering the time change is 15 hours ahead for those of you in California and 17 for my Chicago friends. The first night I slept like 15 hours so I'm pretty much caught up on the time change. I drank my first Marlo (I think thats how you spell it) which is like a type of hot chocolate and I am learning the difference between NZ and American words. For example the word Lollies are Candy and Biscuits are Cookies. This week I am getting acclamated to New Zealand. I am going to Youth night, which is the teenage youth service. I am working with a team of three people in production. This week we are beginning preperations for up and coming projects. So its its been a good couple of days....and I'm looking forward to more