Day 23

I woke up at 1 to puke. It was distressing, and my roommates went and slept in different beds, which I felt bad about. I woke at 7 to take my final. The final had two essays and a really long short answer sections. I didn't do too badly though. Then we had a free afternoon. The snow shut the city down, so most of the activities that we could have participated in were closed. We walked around Re:Start, which is an upscale mall made entirely of shipping containers.

We had a very nice dinner and a heartfelt farewell to our resident professor who was with us the entire trip. We sang him the Waiata he taught us during the trip.

That night we went out to the Casino. I wasn't allowed in, because I'm not 20. I tried though. I gave the bouncer my passport and hoped he would notice. But he did. I waited in the lobby until the next group got there. Instead a smaller group of us went out to the bars. We went to Smash Palace, which was an outside bar. The bar itself was in a bus, and there were trashcan fires and heaters all around. They played very nice old beatles music, and it wasn't to loud or crowded. My perfect bar.

And what cute topiary animals

The rule was 5 push ups for every swear

Then part of the group got to cold for a super awesome bar, so we walked to the gay bar down the street. The decor was really neat, and on the tv's on the wall they played an old creepy puppet show. Stingray? It was louder and more crowded, but I dance and had fun. Then one of the guys got yelly and we got thrown out, and that was the end of the night for us.