I've now been back in Auckland for about a month and a half. I had registered with a couple of temp agencies and began working within a week. My first job was a one-day stint in a law office. Most of the day was spent sorting out their stationary cupboard and making photocopies. A couple of days later, I started an ongoing job at a tech company where I worked as a receptionist.

My co-workers at the tech company were really nice but I really hated the work. The phone rang over 200 times a day and it drove me nuts. The job was actually quite stressful and so I ended up quitting earlier than planned.

The original plan was to work until the end of June and then go to Australia sometime during the first week of July. So now, I've stopped work and I'm going to Australia next week and I'll be back in New Zealand towards the end of July. I'll be flying into Brisbane and travelling up the east coast of the state of Queensland. I don't really have an itinerary. I'll make it up as I go along.

I made some good friends while here in Auckland and I really like where I've been living. At first I thought I would rent a place while here but ended up staying in the hostel. I decided that it wasn't worth the hassle of looking for a place since I was only going to stay for a short time. The hostel is in a suburb of Auckland called Ponsonby and it's close to a lot of pubs/restaurants/nightclubs so there's always a good place to go that's within walking distance. (Pog Mahones, an Irish pub has become a regular hang-out). I was also able to walk to work (40 minutes each way) so that was convenient.

I've been thinking about what to do when I get back to New Zealand after my Australian holiday but I really don't know yet. We'll see....