HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hello there once again to another year full of new opportunities to learn, grow and discover a whole lot of things that I still haven 't yet found out about!

As I mentionned in my last blog, I am looking forward to becoming an "Any Questions" practitioner as it will enable me to assist students more efficiently with their homework questions and also help me assist my own children at their homework! It was funny just the other day I took a call from a young teenager who wanted the number for the NZQA website and it took me less than 2 mins to find the info (they were holding on the phone) and relay it to them! It was like a "practice run" before the practice sessions which take place over the next few days at Botany Library!

Had a GREAT break over the holidays. The highlight was definitely the trip to Melbourne in January. The weather was fantastic and we were staying at a hotel at St Kilda which looked out over the beach. It reminded me of the Napier foreshore, but much better! Getting to understand the tram/bus/train system around the town was a bit of a challenge, however! Some of the places we visited included the Weribee Zoo where we saw lots of African animals - kind of like a real safari; Scienceworks out at Spotswood which was like MOTAT - but heaps better; D.F.O - the shopping outlet store - lot's of good bargains; The Pancake Parlour - very yummy; an authentic Italian restaurant near Flinders Street where I enjoyed a homemade lasagne; and "Luna Park" the funpark just down the street from where we stayed.

It was also great to catch up with lots of friends - 4 Phillipino families who shifted from NZ to Melbourne 2 years ago; Peter & Shirley who work with Asian students in a church in North Melbourne, and Geoff & Glenda who my husband & I met at Bible College who shifted to Melbourne recently.

There were a few things we didn't get to this time around, so we have some good reasons to return, hopefully in the not too distant future!

Signing off for now!

Jesus Freak