I have never, ever written a blog post before and, if I'm honest, I have never really read that many either. I tend to stumble my way through life though so I guess I'll just do that here!
As I'm sure everyone already knows (at least I hope so) the Rugby World Cup has just started here in New Zealand. Being a massive rugby fan it was certainly a deciding factor in my decision to move over here for a year and I can't say I'm regretting it! The opening game was on Friday between the All Blacks and Tonga and, like the rest of New Zealand, I went to Auckland to watch the game and to see the opening ceremony. It was amazing. The game was so-so, but the atmosphere where we were was fantastic- everyone was just there to enjoy themselves. And it was funny seeing how the Kiwis reacted to so many people!(I feel I should add a small explanation here- New Zealand is not that big a country, it is only a tad bigger than the UK, but it has a TINY population. Only about 4-5 million. So when tens of thousands of people gathered in Auckland for the game, many of the Kiwis (including those I was with) had never seen so many people in their lives!)
I planted myself in front of the TV for the rest of the weekend to watch the rest of the games and I have to say that whilst the results all conformed to prior expectations, the way the games were played certainly didn't! I have a soft spot for Scotland (don't ask) and was on the edge of my seat watching them play Romania. And Wales came so close to beating South Africa! Needless to say I think Hook's kick was over, but I guess I'm a little biased...The next game I'm looking forward to is Scotland v Georgia, and then Australia v Ireland at the weekend.
I haven't decided who I want to see win yet, so don't ask me!
Hmm, think that's probably enough about rugby today. I'm off to make a cake. Might post the recipe if it goes well!
Helen xx
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