I am super excited! Today is our last day at Tranquil Lodge, the hostel we’ve been living in for three and a half weeks! We have found a spectacular little flat on a beautiful road in the suburb of St Albans. It is conveniently located right next to a bus stop, and near several shops and the nicest mall in ChCh, just a ten minute walk away. Even more convenient for me, it’s a short walk away from the house I nanny in. To celebrate our last night at TL, we splurged on some Domino’s Pizza, which has become (unfortunately) a regular staple of our TL diet. I have really disliked cooking in the community kitchen; I find myself annoyingly germ-o-phobic using other people’s dishes and such. So the thin and crispy simply cheese pizza was appreciated. While we waited for our pizza after we placed our order at the carry out location, we walked to the supermarket to get some hot sauce (another hot commodity that I’ve been missing). Upon entering the supermarket, there was a line of at least 30 people waiting to buy a lotto ticket. Saturday night marked the highest ever drawing amount in a NZ lottery: 30 million! Seemed kind of paltry compared to the American powerball jackpots, but the kiwis were gearing up for a big win. Nobody won the $30 million; 5 winners split the jackpot. Still not too shabby. We enjoyed our pizza, and watched some more Flight of the Conchords, while I compiled the list of things I will NOT miss about Tranquil Lodge:• Showering in flip-flops (gross!)
• The messy kitchen
• The smelly (and often loud) smokers
• The stinky refrigerator (we had to throw out all the food from there…yuck!)
• The slamming laundry room door
• The dust!
• The one-room suite
But, of course, I will miss:
Amadeus
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