Finally....

....got my student visa approved a couple of weeks ago....got my pasport back last saturday and have been trying to find a part time job while waiting for my uni to start...will be allowed to work 20 hours a week and with the minimum wage at 10.25p/h, i'll be getting quite a bit of pocket money a month....some places, if not most, actually start the basic pay p/h at a slightly higher rate - with some cafes offering higher if u have experience....

on another note, temperature is starting to drop in nz as winter approaches.....according to some of my church members, around july is when the temperature really drops....that will not be good 4 me as i am starting my classes in mid-july :-(....