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Although the extent of my visit has been limited, from what I can tell this place basically rocks. The people are nice, the weather is amazing, the city is full of parks and all of a sudden I am the one with the accent, sweet, I has always wanted an accent. Upon arrival in Christchurch my first order of business was some Yoga on the Balcony of my hotel, followed by a brisk jog through the botanical gardens, where I was constantly struggling to pass people on the left. Yes that's right not only do they drive on the wrong side of the road but they walk on the wrong side of the path as well. Lucky for me the sun still sets in the west, however the toilets spin the opposite way, as do the drunken spins, that one really messed with me. Besides that its the little things that make this place fun, they call their trash, rubbish and their silverware, cutlery, which I suppose makes more sense because it is not made of silver, however spoons and forks don't cut so their. As for myself I am doing Baby's I guess it is that time of the year, cuz these little guys were everywhere. well, no jet lag to speak of as of yet. I have been meditating 2hrs/day since arrival. Combine that with the fact that I am a vegetarian, yogaholic and don't drink coffee, and it looks like I am a healthy person. So much so that my team is calling me their resident "Grasshopper", hahahahah fooled you. I am just as imperfect as the rest of the human race. Last night was my first earthquake experience, that's sad considering I am from California. At 10:30 I was awakened by a 5.0 quake, followed by another one this morning during my morning meditation. Funny thing about the one this morning is I felt nauseous and queasy moments before the quake hit, and as I learned in the movie Phenomenon, the ULF (Ultra Low Frequency) waves prior to an earthquake can make you nauseous. Not that I am claiming that that is what I felt, far from it I think i was just hungry, or maybe because of the meditative state I did pick up a little something extra. I went to some Hot Water Drill training today, and it was very informative, however I feel that no amount of power Surfing NZ Surfed southern ocean...check, well sort of. point or question and answer can compete with old fashion hands on experience. I found it difficult to visualize the drill process as I have never done it before. however it did give me a good overview and I am anxious to get started on the Ice. Stay tuned for further adventures and pictures are coming. Be Happy, Graham Roberts « Previous Entry Next Entry » Additional photos below Photos: 7, Displayed: 7 Advertisement Comment Subscribe Follow (1) Message Graham Roberts Graham R Joined August 7th 2010 Trips 0 Last Login March 4th 2019 Followers 1 Status BLOGGER Follows 0 Blogs 21 Guestbook 22 Photos 96 Forum Posts 0 [blog=536452] [blogger=171989] Blog Options Top PhotosBlog Map Print Version [blog=536452] [blogger=171989] Advertisement Rock Sculpture Hobbitown Not really Me NZ Landscape This place is super lush 5th October 2010 ashley Babcock non-member comment wow sounds like a very trippy place to be with all the opposites and earthquakes. I hope there are no big ones while u are there! Cheerio! 18th October 2010 ashley Babcock non-member comment hey you didn't tell me u went surfing! thats so awesome, is the break opposite? 18th October 2010 ashley Babcock non-member comment oh my god! they are sooooooooooo cute i cant even take it, i know u took this picture for me :) Travel Blog » Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch » Blogs » Rubbish Tot: 0.133s; Tpl: 0.012s; cc: 11; qc: 56; dbt: 0.0546s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved Do not copy images or text from this page without requesting and receiving permission. All rights are reserved by the author and photographer. Contact Graham Roberts (Graham R) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page. 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