Wellington
Wellington has been my home for the last four weeks and will be for two more before I go to Sydney. It is one of the coolest cities I've ever been in, and I love it.
This is a view of the city from Mount Victoria. Wellington is at the southern tip of the North Island and curves around this awesome harbor. The population is about 160,000 and just about everything I want to do in town is within walking distance of Weir House. It is the political and cultural capital of New Zealand so there is usually something cool going on. 
This is a view of downtown from Victoria University where I have class.
This is a picture from in town not far from the beach. I don't know why it looks so empty in this spot. It's a pretty lively city.
All the hills rising up around the harbor mean walking up long flights of stairs anytime you go from town or the beach to Weir House. This set is 176 stairs so you definitely get plenty of exercise walking around the city.
This is a suspended sculpture in between the civic center and the public library. The design cut into it is a bunch of fern leaves. They're the National symbol of New Zealand. Just about everything made for a tourist has a black background and a silver "New Zealand" and fern leaf on it. The ocean is just about 100 yards past those stairs.
This is Oriental Bay, a nice beach at the base of town. All of the sand has been hauled in to create the beach. A lot of people like to come down here when we have a reading assignment for class or a free afternoon.
This is a bunch of us a Mac's, a local brewery. This patio has a nice view of the harbor. In the front it is Katie, me, Jim, and Rachel. Around the table it is Mike, Nikki, Mallory, Evan, Jeff, Connie, Doug, and Adam
And here I am at the Tattoo Museum about to get some ink done. Blake, Emily, and Jim peer pressured me into it. Just kidding, mom, don't make me come home yet.
This is a view of the city from Mount Victoria. Wellington is at the southern tip of the North Island and curves around this awesome harbor. The population is about 160,000 and just about everything I want to do in town is within walking distance of Weir House. It is the political and cultural capital of New Zealand so there is usually something cool going on. 
This is a view of downtown from Victoria University where I have class.
This is a picture from in town not far from the beach. I don't know why it looks so empty in this spot. It's a pretty lively city.
All the hills rising up around the harbor mean walking up long flights of stairs anytime you go from town or the beach to Weir House. This set is 176 stairs so you definitely get plenty of exercise walking around the city.
This is a suspended sculpture in between the civic center and the public library. The design cut into it is a bunch of fern leaves. They're the National symbol of New Zealand. Just about everything made for a tourist has a black background and a silver "New Zealand" and fern leaf on it. The ocean is just about 100 yards past those stairs.
This is Oriental Bay, a nice beach at the base of town. All of the sand has been hauled in to create the beach. A lot of people like to come down here when we have a reading assignment for class or a free afternoon.
This is a bunch of us a Mac's, a local brewery. This patio has a nice view of the harbor. In the front it is Katie, me, Jim, and Rachel. Around the table it is Mike, Nikki, Mallory, Evan, Jeff, Connie, Doug, and Adam
And here I am at the Tattoo Museum about to get some ink done. Blake, Emily, and Jim peer pressured me into it. Just kidding, mom, don't make me come home yet.
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