The rate of studying is inversely proportional to the temperature outside

It's Sunday, the 26th of September, and I've woken up rather early, knowing I have some things to do, no, a lot of things to do. I drive off into the city looking at cars for sale and return back with my head set at "Luke study away". I come back to my flat, run into my friend Tom who asks me to come with him to the Vegetarian Expo.

Tom: "Wanna come to the vegetarian expo with us"

Luke: "I should do some studying"

Tom: "Aww, that's too bad ,it's really nice out"

Luke: "Yea, it is really beautiful out"

Luke's Head: "It is REALLY beautiful out, and this is another excuse to ride your motorcycle"

Luke: "Yea I'm in"

We go to the expo, and thinking I could get my veggies there, turns out to be just over-priced tofu and strange power bars so thickly packed with fiber, you could taste it, no you could feel it, it was so hard to swallow.

So we leave shortly, It's still nice out. The gorgeous botanical gardens are right across the street.

Tom & Brian: "You wanna walk around the gardens with us?"

Luke: "I Should do some studying"

Tom: "Aww, that's too bad, it's really nice out"

Luke: "Yea it is really nice out"

Luke's Head: "It is REALLY nice out, and all the flowers are in bloom in the garden"

Luke: "Yea let's go"

I'm glad I did, the botanical gardens are absolutely beautiful. All the flowers are out, there are fields of Daffodils and the each tree is a testament to natures beauty. The Avon river runs through the center, where people are kayaking or couples are having picnics on the shore. Christchurch is the "Garden city".

I did take photos, but for some reason I cannot find them on my computer. Bummer!

We reach the end, and a bar is nearby the flea market were headed to:

Brian: "anybody want a beer"

**follow same suit as above**

Luke: "Yea I'm in.

I'm very glad, but guilty at the same time I went to the bar. Its 2:30pm , sun shining in this beautiful patio outside of the bar "Dux de Lux" and I am enjoying a very good beer. It's called a "Ginger Tom" and is an alcoholic Ginger Beer. If you like Ginger Beer, this is even better. We discuss how it doesn't get much better than this, and they only reinforce my correct decision to stay in New Zealand for twice as long as they are.

I feel sorry for a lot of international students, many are leaving as soon as finals end, which means they will have been in New Zealand for about 4-5 months. They can only travel during weekends and spring break, unless they skip Monday and Friday classes. I highly recommend taking two semesters abroad. You get the feel for things, discover a lot of different activities to do the first semester, and then continue your favorite activities the next semester. You also get a feel for the country as a whole better, by experiencing all four seasons, which radically changes the experience. You also have three months off in between semesters to do whatever you want.