I made it! After a total of 26 hours on 2 planes I arrived safely, though travel-worn, in Auckland, New Zealand. The trip was pretty boring except for when I was escorted to my next plane in Hong Kong due to my Toronto-HK flight being late. Didn't have to run this time though, so that was a bonus. After a painless trip through customs and quarantine, I was greeted by my friend, and travel-buddy for the next couple months, Deb. For those that don't know, Deb and I were both English teachers in the same town in Japan last year, and have been through some interesting things together. I hadn't seen her since saying goodbye in August, so I was pretty stoked to see her and start my trip! We dropped my things off at Deb's
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