St. Patricks, The concert, and the NZ Beer Festival

Hi!

So I know ist been a little while, but that just means more stories to tell!

St. Patricks day was pretty fun. I decided to go out with my RA and her friends. While we were getting ready, she told me that her friends included Miss New Zealand, which is pretty cool. Her name is Natalie, and yeah, she's pretty hot. We all headed over to her place and started to drink...and paint our bodies green. Here's what we looked like:

This is Ace, Alex, Natalie, and I. It was a really fun night. By the end of the night most of the green had rubbed off and we looked pretty awful to say the least. But an awesome night.


Later that week a bunch of us went up to the bass nectar concert in Auckland which was pretty ridiculous. We left school at about 5pm, went to the concert until about 4am, then drove home at 6:30 in the morning to get back for classes. It was a looong night. So when we got there, we went and got some beer, then again painted ourselves. We had also made t shirts, so we looked pretty out there:

The concert its self was pretty sick. Bassnectar was awesome. The entire experience however, was not what I expected. first off, it was at a bar... I was fully expecting some sort of "venue." And he didn't even start until 1am, and we had got there at about 10pm, so we had awhile to wait. Also the people there were not what I expected. this was a rave, and people are grinding? odd. Definitely saw some people straight tripping out though, which was expected. felt pretty rough the next morning for sure!

Then this past weekend I made an extremely spontaneous decision to go to Auckland for the Beer Festival. after the concert, I thought that was enough excitement for me, but everyone was taking trips places, and I found that if I didn't do something, I would be left alone all weekend. So my friend Josh was going up with Jop, some random kid he lives with who is from the Netherlands. Before you know it, his aunt is coming to get us and we're off to Auckland. I barely know Jop, let alone his aunt, but whatever, its something to do. She was a crazy driver, but we got there safe.  we get to their house and its absolutely beautiful. She is crazy hospitable, we each had our own beds, fresh towels, and food. The next morning she drove us into the city for the beer fest. It was awesome. even though it rained all day, the beer was cold and the music was loud, so I was a happy girl. I also have never seen a more eclectic group of people ever. They include-

A scottish guy rocking a kilt

The beer girls

The women dressed at cops? By the way, her shirt says "Nasty Cop." Oh im sure.

This guy

He was my favorite- dresses in Orange and Blue (Tui Beer colors) with a bright red beard. He caught me trying to sneak a photo and insisted I get in it with him

 

 

Haha

Sexy

Even sexier

And last but not least... the loudest people ive ever met.

The bands there were actually quite impressive, definitely knew how to work a drunk crowd. Not that that's hard. Jop caught 3 coozies they threw out into the crowd, so I have a souvenir along with the beer glass everyone gets. From there Jops aunt picked us up and we walked into a roast lamb dinner, which was incredible. words can not even describe. the last time I had lamb I was so little I barely remember it, but rest assured it will become a staple in my diet while im here. After dinner, Jops cousin Christine took us out in Auckland which was really fun. We started at Snap Dragon, which is the greatest bar ive ever been in. Its REALLY classy, and the drinks are incredible and arent too over priced. They also have a huge lounge so you can actually sit somewhere, and a bookshelf that magically opens when you find the right book, just like in the movies. From there we went to provedor, or "provide-a-whore" as the locals call it. definitely a down grade, but everyone needs a little trash in their life, ya know? I was sweating like crazy because it was so hot, but dancing with christine and her friends was a good time. out until 3, crushed a subway footlong, and then passed out. Today was pretty chill, spent some time with christine, had some home made chili, then got driven back.

All in all, awesome weekend!

<3