ANZAC Weekend

Not much exciting over the past week, I am now getting settled into a routine with work. Finally earning some money, so now I can start to plan time off and little trips to get some New Zealand experiences in!

I have been here 6 weeks already! Crazy! Suitcases are put away and my apartment is becoming more homey :) I finally bought bedding & towels so I don't have to borrow anymore and now things are "mine".

Soccer is going well, I get lots of playing time. We had 2 games this weekend. The girls on the team have been helpful getting me to and from games and training.

It is a long weekend here: ANZAC weekend
A- Australian NZ- New Zealand AC- Army Corps

People wear poppies and there is a service at dawn. Although they still celebrate Remembrance Day here in November, it is not a public holiday and not as widely attended as ANZAC Day. I have noticed there are many "ANZAC streets" here in NZ.

All Aboard!

Here are some shots from my night of stoking on the William C. Daldy. Kept the old tug steaming around the harbour for the evening.

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alright, stressful week! But everything is sorted and I have gotten it all "sussed" as they say here in NZ.
I have interenet access!
I have a mattress!
I got paid!

All of the above things are major major improvements!

I am getting settled in at work, each day gets better and I feel more comfortable. Nursing and Medical treatment is all the same, it is just getting used to arriving at the same outcome in a different manner.

Chris and I are going to shovel coal on the steam tug later this upcoming week, hopefully will have some good photos to post!

Back to work!

So after an approx. 5 week hiatus from work I am now officially an employee of the ADHB. I am back to work and getting used to things in a different way. It's amazing how settled into doing things one way you become. I am happy to know these different ways (which aren't really all that different... just sometimes lacking in time saver componets!) That will come though, I am sure I will find out the most efficient way to draw up the medications etc. I feel a little like a new nurse again! haha I can't imagine how travel nurses do this all the time!

I am going to a bunch of hopital training, IT training days over the next couple of weeks. I am quite shocked at the lack of modern conviences here. For an isolation unit there isn't even a central monitoring system! (for those of you that are not nurses it is quite difference not being able to have an "eye" on your kiddies at all times even when you aren't in the room)

All in all, everyone at work is nice, I do miss my ladies at DHMC. People are taking care of me here though, sometimes I even get drives home from work!!

Moved into apartment! It's little but it will do for now! Should have internet at my place very very soon!!!

Auckland is lovely, nice to be near the ocean again. :)