Visa, soccer, job, travel, beer

It’s been a busy and short week ( monday was the queen’s birthday ), the job is going well and in three weeks I learnt a lot ( still to learn heaps of things ).

I’ve done the blood test, the x-ray chest and see the doc, so now I am just waiting for the results and then I will apply for my relationship visa ( hopefully the residency too ) and then I will have all the rights like a kiwi ( I don’t know about voting but I don’t care at the moment, I have other things before more important ). I paid 390 NZ $ for all the test ( alot of money ) but atleast I’ve done that so I don’t have to be worried about them anymore ( but the visa cost 560 NZ $ ( bucks for the kiwis ) ). In 30-60 days i will know the result of the request.

Last Thursday I’ve gone to train to this team of soccer, I’ve tried to see if I could play here and they want me to continue to go ( just for fun ), so today I’ve bought soccer boots to go the next tuesday night to play again ( 80 NZ $ for adidas boots, a umbro’s soccer ball and protections ). I can’t play rugby but I can play soccer and I will train every week at night twice so I will fit ( I hope so ). It’s funny because in my team there are guys of the NZ soccer team U23, but I know guys in italy better than them to play and they are playing just in the last division ( terza categoria ), there is also this retired man, a retired soccer player, he’s been playing for Derby County and other good teams in UE.

I decided to go and see the New Zealand Maori, the Maori rugby team of new zealand, they are playing the Pacific Six Nation, in 2 weeks they will play in Hamilton, 25 NZ $ to watch them. It will be good because all of them are good players of the Super14 ( to play with them they must to be 1/16 of maori’s blood, so many players could play with ). I am looking forward the next saturday in Auckland, a shopping morning and then the AB game against England, I am very excited!

I was also thinking to go somewhere for 4/5 days in september ( I want to wait atleast 4 months before to ask for a couple of days off ), maybe Sydney or a Pacific Island ( Fiji, Tonga, Samos, Cook Island, Tahiti..I’ve seen the prices of the flights, 400/500 $ return so I think we can effort for 3/4 days of beach and relax ).

I’ve tried this beer tonight, Moa beer, just one bottle 7 $..Aimee’s workmate said it sucks..I don’t think so, I liked it, it’s expensive but it’s very tasty!

Tomaso.