My spontaneous trip to visit Xenia in Auckland last weekend was just what I needed. After going Friday night to a new place called Mojo Record Bar with Chelsea (really cool bar with fantastic beer - my new Aussie favorite is Stone & Wood's Pacific Ale), I was exhuasted by the time I made it into Auckland Saturday at 12pm NZ time. I was running on a few hours of sleep, but seeing one of my best friends on the other side of the world - "Is this real life?" - was beyond worth it. We started off the afternoon by walking through the main shopping street of the city and grabbing some coffee and cookies. We then met up with Xenia's friend Kelsie and walked along the harbour looking at the ships. Xenia and Kelsie that week had meet some of the crew members for one of the largest boats docked there, so we were on the hunt to find it (which we did!). We grabbed a couple happy hour drinks then before meeting up with Tommy (another fellow Villanovan) and heading towards Mount Eden for a beautiful view of the city. We rounded off the night with pizza and beers at a little Italian restaurant in the city in an outdoor seating area. 
Sunday, Xenia, Tommy, and I spent most of the day a ferry ride away at Waiheke Island. We did a few hours of hiking along the coast of the island, and finished in a little beach town where we found fresh fish and chips. We stumbled upon this little nugget of insight too. Love it.
Seeing Xenia reminded me that even though I'll miss my life in Sydney, I'm excited to get back to the Villanova bubble to see all of my friends again. And make some money... I'm sure I'll be complaining about it a a few weeks in, but until then - SEE YOU SOON CATS<3
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