Queenstown, Nov 11th

I'm currently "living" in Queenstown, and am on call to be a temp, house cleaning, and waiting for calls from prospective cafes. I'm going to wait to get an apartment til after Christmas, so I'm currently living in a hostel, which is actually a really nice place to be and has a great view:

http://www.bumblesbackpackers.co.nz/

I get a special weekly rate (they like me :) ) and get free accomodation if they need me to clean. There is a bunch of travelers who live and clean there as well as staff, so there's a group of about 10 people that I know there and are always around in some way or another, so it's nice having a community of people to say good morning and good night to everyday and chat to whenever you're around. There's also a constant stream of new backpackers around so it's an interesting place to be. I am in a room with 8 people that changes all the time, so I may start to crave privacy sooner or later, but for now, it's a good place.

I have some friends from the bus who in Queenstown that I'm hanging out with, but they are leaving tomorrow, so it'll be interesting to see how I like Queenstown then. I'm slowly meeting people, so hopefully I'll get a good crowd soon. It's a small town, so I often recognize many people around town, which can be nice. Hopefully I won't cause a scandal anytime soon to make me hate that!