After almost a month we have no regrets at all about our move to NZ and Tauranga! We were looking for a lifestyle change and it's "awesome" to have found it.
"Awesome" is a much used word here and seems to apply to just about anything. "I'm sorry to tell you you've broken a bone" is met with "Awesome", as is "Thank you", "Hello" and any comment about the weather, NZ and Tauranga.
Another favourite is "Sweet as", which seems to be a substitute for "Awesome" as well as having it's own uses. "Is that ok?", "Are you ok?", "I'll see you later" are all met with "Sweet as".
We still haven't mastered the accent and understanding people on the phone is difficult at times- the letters "a" and "e" sound like "i" so the cats are kits, the place KatiKati (just up the road from here) sounds like KittyKitty, and we'll leave you to imagine what pest sounds like!
Earlier this week we had 2 days of torrential rain as Tropical Cyclone Funa hit the country. It was very humid and hot (>25 degrees) and we lost our fabulous view as our heads were in the clouds.
When the rain left we were back to clear blue skies- "Sweet as"! The full moon has been spectacular over the ocean and when it rises it provides a flame red backdrop to Tauranga- "Awesome"! We are looking forward to a partial eclipse in about 10 days.
Thanks for all your emails and other communications- we love hearing from you all as well as seeing a few of you on Skype.
More to follow soon.................................................................
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