Akaroa, New Zealand; My trip around the World 8

The scenery here is gorgeous, it is its own little paradise and I am more than happy to be here.
Also I already got to know Goosey the Goose, which is apparently scared of brooms and rakes, so she is hissing at them like a cat.
In the afternoon I had to do a little bit of work and afterwards everybody cooked at the outdoor kitchen and we all ate together and had some fun.
As soon as it got dark, we went inside the reception and all watched a movie together, where I fell asleep because I was so tired.
They woke me up when the movie ended and I went to my van at the van park, where I will sleep for the next 2 weeks. Also Sol got me a mouse trap for the van, because they have some problems with mice sometimes... 

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Life starts now

For some reason I already woke up at 6:30am, but since I didn’t really feel that tired I decided to get up. Opening the door, I saw that a chicken with her little baby came to say good morning.
It was a wonderful sunny morning and I was up way too early so I woked out a little and listened to music while I layed on the bench starring at the clouds.
At 9am Manuel, the Woofer from Germany picked me up to feed the pidgeons and afterwards we went up to the reception where we all had breakfast together.
Sol told Manuel to instruct me in what I have to do the next couple weeks. It is basically just taking care of the van park and to look that it is clean. My working time is from 10am - 1pm.
If we don't stop working at 1am, Sol would come and tell us to stop, he is just a really nice guy.

My trip around the World 7 New Zealand

I got out at the 4 square supermarket and bought some food for my stay at the Onuku Farm Hostel. After a while I saw a car driving to the parking spot with an Onuku sign on it and figured that these would be the people that are going to pick me up. 

Two guys were in the car, one of them introduced himself as Sol and the other one as Mustafa. Sol turned out to be the manager, a really strict and straightforward guy. Mustafa was pretty chilled and just made fun of Sol all the time while smoking an e-cigarette.
Later on Mustafa told me that the work is really hard and that Sol can be a real asshole, but shortly before we arrived they told me that they were just making fun of me and Mustafa turned out to be the real Sol, while the other guy was Manuel from Germany.
It was funny from the beginning, there are 6 'woofers' and a couple of guests here. Everybody is super friendly and courteous. Sol is making jokes all the time and everybody here is having a great time.
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My trip around the World 6 - There Is A Tsunami Coming Our Way

After realizing that I wasn't drunk, I noticed that the room is still moving. Soon after, I figured that it has to be an earthquake, but since I wasn't really prepared for that, I just stayed in my room.

Right after I fell asleep again, a staff member knocked on my door and told me that we are all meeting outside, because of the earthquake.

It took a little until the manager told us that it is safe to go inside again. Later that night I found out that there is also a huge Tsunami coming our way.

Because the aftershocks woke me up a couple of times, I decided to just stay awake and start my 2nd day in New Zealand...
..at 2am.

Onuku Akaroa, New Zealand, 11/14/2016
After showering I got ready for checking out and had a quick breakfast before I got on the bus to Akaroa, the place where my first host family told me to come to.
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My Trip Around The World 5 My Room Is Shaking

Christchurch, New Zealand, 

Three hours later, I stood in Christchurch and was ready to get my bag and find a Hotel. So I waited an hour on my bag before I got told that it was left in Sydney. However, after another 1,5 hours at the customer service I was finally able to get out of the airport. After booking for a night in a hostel and getting a prepaid card for my phone, I bought myself a bus ticket to the city center and looked out for my stay for the night. 

Shortly after I found the hostel, checked in and could finally sleep.... 

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All of a sudden I woke up when my room was shaking. 

"What Kind of fuckup up hangover is that?"
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