Daily life in the south

I'm grateful for everything that I have. The Jobs I got, the place where I can live, a warm shower once in a while, a stove to cook dinner on, a beautiful boyfriend to cuddle with and the fact that I'm 18 and on the other side of the world is just crazy. Although, it's been two and a half months since I got back in a routine, the working routine. It's almost over, another week and I'll be travelling again. But what I've been experiencing is another kind of 'missing home'. I love being here, but I can feel the panic coming up when I think about my return date. It's not going to be long anymore... Another month and a half and I'll be back in Belgium. I miss everyone at home, I even dream about it. But on the other hand, it's going to be weird ending this journey and get back to a different reality. I'm just not sure how I feel about everything.

The good thing is that after we finished the Kepler track, we found a new home to live. It's just a little room that we rent, and we have to sleep in a single bed... But we have wifi now and the price isn't too bad. I even found a blender in one of the closets, god that made me happy! All I do is make berry smoothies and banana milkshakes. And than the best thing about the house, there is a bath. I haven't had a bath in 7 months! I'm so stoked! It's also a positive change, having internet at home. I used to rely on the library, which meant that skyping home wasn't easy. But now that I can just call for however long I want, it feels very relieving. Sometimes I just need to have a warm and hearty conversation with nele, look at my dad's crazy face or hear how my grandparents are doing. It means a lot to me. The only thing I'm listening to lately is how warm it is back home. I can't say I'm not jealous... because I am! It's getting so cold here, at the bottom of the south island. I haven't had a winter In a year! So I can say that my body isn't used to it anymore.

Thinking about leaving soon, also means trying to sell the car. Which in the winter, isn't that easy. All the backpackers are going back to their country and try to sell their van. So there's a lot of competition! I was really happy after posting the add, a guy replied immediately and told us he was very interested. He wouldn't mind waiting a couple of weeks and we would drive the van up. Only after a week of trying to contact him again, he said that he wasn't interested anymore.. that was a bummer! Until now we're still trying to lower the price regularly, but no responds... Just another week and I'll head off, into the unknown. I can't wait! The plan is to explore all the beautiful hikes in the Fiordland, than up to Glenorchy, Wanaka, Mount. cook, Fox glacier, Franz jozef, whale watching in Kaikoura and many more things! I'm glad tho, that I chose 'working really hard in a short amount of time' over 'working for a while and still enjoying my time'. I made a serious amount of money, all to spent on university next year. And I can say that I'm proud. Proud of my savings and my responsibility. I had a goal and I succeeded. I became a head waitress in a fine dine restaurant and a professional cleaner. Because for some reason, life has been giving me cleaning jobs! So far, the daily life in Te Anau.