Tuesday turned out to be the first day since we've been here with sun and clear blue skies, so we took advantage of it and went into downtown Auckland. Between Monday and Tuesday we've managed to get through all the red tape surrounding opening a bank account, applying for an IRD number, and getting new mobile phone numbers and saw Iron Man 3 to boot.
We also moved from our private room into an 8 bed dorm and met a cool couple from Ireland named Ryan and Laura and a girl from Michigan who just got to New Zealand after a year long intensive language study in Japan. We talked for quite a few hours before nodding off. Then we were awoken around 2am by the blood curdling screams of a girl across the hall. Apparently she had a psychotic episode of sorts and believed herself to be possessed. She was carted off to the hospital, and needless to say, it was very creepy and it put an uneasy mood about the hostel. It took about another hour before everyone could shake off the feeling enough to get back to bed.
Today, however, was a very lazy day, as the rain returned and we spent the day loafing about talking with our bunk mates trading stories and getting advice. Our next step is buying a car, we have decided to drive on down to Wellington once we get said car where we plan to find a room to stay in and look for a job.
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