New Zealand Birthday

So I'm officially 24. Geez. Well it kind of stinks having a birthday on the other side of the world where it is still the 25th for everyone else, since I'll be getting "Happy Birthday" tomorrow, but I'll live. For my birthday gift to myself, I went paragliding this morning! Paragliders are a common sight in Queenstown, kinda like a type of New Zealand bird, so I decided I wanted to be one of them. We got the "early bird special" so we got up early and arrived there at 9 and then I was able to jump off the mountain and return by 10 to do the hostel cleaning. It was pretty sweet to be in the air looking down at my own hostel. I've seen the view from the top of the mountain many times but it was weird to be right above it. I got to work on time and had the funnest bed changing experience ever with my co-cleaner Lasse who was still somewhat drunk at the time. He wasn't much use changing beds in his state but was able to fully embrace his role as the entertainment. Good times!