It is Mother's Day, May 9, in New Zealand (Happy Mother's Day Mom!), and I have just gotten home from church and am hanging out with my flatmates Matt and Kat. I thought since I have not much else going on, that I might introduce you to my flatmates more fully, since they are all amazing.
Alex
Alex works for Regal Salmon, which does really nice New Zealand salmon. I got to taste some the other day and it was yummy! Apparently Alex's compnay supplies salmon to the Macaroni Grill in the states. So if you go there and eat salmon, you are eating their product. Alex is really funny in a sarcastic way, and loves to cook. She just took a Moroccan cooking course and I have tasted her food - it's excellent.
Alex helps out at her church a lot. She spends a lot of time with the Pacific Island kids that go to the church. She has a lot of love for them and it shows. She is a leader for the Jr. Youth Group that meets every other week with the kids who are younger than 13.
Here is a photo of Alex on a recent glowworm hike that we went on. She's eating a cracker, I think. So she doesn't always make that face.
Matt
Matt is a certified mechanic at a local shop. He loves race cars and his dream would be to be a race car driver. He helped me get my WOF (warrent of fitness on my car - like an inspection) and did some work on my car and only charged me the employee rates. It was sweet. He is learning to play the guitar and likes to play video games. He has a great zany sense of humor. He is a youth leader at his church's youth group and plays guitar for the worship team every other week. Matt is also married to Kat, one of my other flatmates.
Here's a picture of Matt eating butter on a stick. Just kidding, it's actually a mango flavored popsicle. But it looks like butter on a stick.
Antz
Antz's actual name is Andrew. He's not sure how he got the nickname Antz. But it came from somewhere. Antz works at TVNZ, organizing advertizing and booking ads for in between the tv shows. Because of this he is a great person to ask if you want to know what's on tv any given night. He has to look professional for his job so he has to iron his clothes and he has a great sense of style. Sometimes he gets to meet famous tv personalities and sometimes he gets free stuff (like Avatar on DVD). Antz takes the train into the city every day for his job. He is also a bit of a gym fanatic because he goes to the gym every day on his lunch break and drinks pink shakes called Mutant Mass to gain muscle. He is a video game fan and also a leader for his church's youth group (same one as Matt.)
Here's a photo of Antz picking out potatoes on a recent flat grocery shopping trip. He didn't want his picture taken and that is why he is making that face. It doesn't always look like that.
Kat
Kat (Kathryn) is a full time student, studying teaching. She is married to Matt and they just celebrated their second wedding anniversay. Kat works several jobs in addition to her studies. She packs kiwifruit on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. She also cleans her church on Saturday mornings. Kat is very good at expressing herself. She loves to eat French Toast and Baked Beans on Toast. She is also pretty keen into motorsports (to keep up with Matt) and I think she knows quite a bit about engines. Kat claims that our flat grocery shopping trips are the highlight of her week. I hope that is not officially true. Here is a photo of Kat selecting some apples, which look nice but turned out to be pretty tasteless. Kat also helps out with the youth group when she is not packing kiwifruit.
I will miss these guys when I move on from #18 Sturdee Road, Flat 2. They are all amazing and have been really helpful to me since I have moved in.
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