This is long overdue, but since I finally got around to updating pictures, its now time to talk about St. Patricks day. So St. Patricks is pretty much as big a deal here as it is in any college in the US, except without the pinching. We went out to the Irish bar near campus where most people were gathering from Lincoln. After a while, we made it to Christchurch where we all had some green beer and heard some live music. It was fairly laid back considering it was a Wednesday. 
The next day was my friend Kayleigh's birthday and Elyse (my floormate) had heard about a speed dating event at Canterbury (the nearby university). They begged me to go and after spending hours saying "I can't, I'm not social enough" I got convinced into going. We got there and were 3 out of 20 women and 20 men. At first, I was terrified but once I sat down, had a drink to sip on during those awkward quiet moments it wasn't too bad. It was really cool just to chat with some kiwis though I did get tired of talking about my major. As long as everyone was there just for fun and not seriously it was perfect. After, we took one of the kiwis with us that had said his name was Lego on his nametag. After a fish and chip stop, we ended up at an empty bar. Literally there was 3 men singing karaoke and the really bored bartender. Because it was Kayleighs birthday he gave us free shots which were amazing. Seeing as the bar really only had one thing to offer, we decided to ask for a chance at the mics. Thats when the ridiculousness ensued. We sang all songs from the 90s including Britney, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and then went into musicals singing Little Mermaid, Hakuna Matata, and then a duet between Lego and I doing Summer Lovin. It was definitely one of my most fun and memorable nights out.
Kaleigh's Birthday Shot, including Kaleigh, Elyse, Lego and I
The following day we originally planned on going to my friend Claire's boat in Akaroa. However, our ride fell through and we weren't going to make it in time. It ended up that Lannette (my floormate and fellow EAP kid) was going later that day to hike. I joined up with her and Bronwynn and Blaine to climb Purple Peak. It was a nice hike above Akaroa harbor and towards the top, consisted of a practically non-existent trail. But we were definitely rewarded once we got to the top. We had a view over the entire harbor as we made our way back down during the sunset. After a dinner of fish and chips and passionfruit ice cream, we headed home.
360 of Purple Peak
heres a link to pictures of the Hike in Akaroa
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=159893&id=665896295&l=47d989397a
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