Feb. 26, 2009
Opunake'n
Oh shit -- it's Fall! It was cheekin' this a.m. My bio-rhythyms are completely thrown off by coming to the So. Hemisphere for winter...it's like the feeling of staying up all night, sleeping all day, and waking at sunset.
I woke last night to the most insane starry sky, and remember thinking to myself: there isn't a hotel in the world with a view this good. I also had a strange dream involving a dog poo'ing on my personal airplane; when I woke, I found myself suddenly downwind of some kind of methane-smelling agricultural operation.
By all reports, things aren't so good on the home front. While I've indulged in escapism here -- a great place to be, if you can get there -- I have been aware of what is going on. It is pretty clear that things aren't going to go back to "normal" for some time. When the world economy shrinks by half in less than 6 months, you can bet that investors are going to be more cautious for the foreseeable future.
When the Beach Boys song "California Girls" came on my Shuffle this morning, the beginning with the merry-go-round organ and the trumpets almost brought a tear to my eye. We were all raised on the California Dream. Being here is like going back in time; I can imagine that California was alot like NZ before WWII. A surplus of beauty, good vibes and elbow room. Utopic.
I need to find me a nice Kiwi girl and get hitched. I've been trying to work the local ladies, but not very well. My pickup line has been, "I would like to send you a tixt."
"A tixt?"
"Yis. A tixt missige."
then they just start laughing. {sigh}
2 comments:
Is the economic stiuation better "down there"?
yis. both NZ and Australia are doing better.
NZ' economic base in agriculture, gas and oil and all strong. there's been some downturn in tourism, but most tourists here book months in advance -- thus, many planned trips before the downturn.
it is anticipated that tourism will continue to go down. however, it's getting so damn cheap here (meals for $2-4!!!) that i think that will counteract the effect a bit.
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