Here I am, in New Zealand. I wasn't really excited beforehand, I never am when I travel. It doesn't really matter, till I'm there you know? But now I'm here,and I am very very excited. This country is amazingly beautiful, and I've only seen a small portion of it. I left Durham on Christmas Eve at 7am, though my shuttle picked me up at 5am. The shuttle was surprisingly crowded, as was the airport. Guess I wasn't the only one beguiled by low Christmas ticket prices! The first flight to LAX was 5 hours in length, though I think I slept for the first three. My neck hurt, though. They don't provide pillows on inland flights. :( Regardless of my sore neck, my 13-hour layover in Los Angeles was amazing because I got to hang out
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