Well, the past week has sped by and it's the night before - no, not Christmas - but even more exciting - the day of departure for Belgium. Unbelievably, I still haven't packed properly. I did make a start yesterday but then realised how little was going to fit in the bag and decided it was too soon to be depressed.
I avoided packing this evening by going to my 9 year old niece's choral festival - much more enjoyable. The festival began with a beautiful rendition of 'God Defend NZ' and it did occur to me that I wouldn't be hearing much of that for the next year.
The performances included a Tongan stick dance, a Samoan song, and a multi-lingual song called 'Aotearoa'. The Beach Boys, Justin Bieber and the NZ group Avalanche City were also included for good measure. The singers themselves were a veritable United Nations.
The festival reminded me that despite the negative statistics which are promoted by the media, NZ's a great little country and I'll miss it.
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