Endings

This is the final week of my stay here in New Zealand and it is oh so bittersweet. Today was the last basketball game I will play with a great group of people. I've formed some great friendships out of that group and it is sad to see it come to an end. Over the term, the quality of the game has improved immensely and I've really enjoyed watching everyone improve. Similarly, tomorrow will be the final lunchtime soccer game.

Also today, 'M' 'JW' and I gave a presentation about the work we'd done this term. New co-op students have arrived and it was partially for their benefit and partially to cap off the term. This presentation is in some ways the ultimate act of jobs here. All that is left is to wrap up some loose ends and pass on as much information as possible to the new co-op students as they begin their work at Trimble.

Speaking of the new co-op students, they arrived this weekend and we did some stuff with them. In particular we went out to the Fox & Fiddle (a pub...) to watch the Rugby game between the Wallabies & the All-Blacks. It was tons of fun sitting there with a big group to watch the game. I thoroughly enjoyed this most kiwi of experiences. The game came down to the wire with the All-Blacks pulling out a 19-18 win in the final 5 minutes with a penalty goal. It was a fitting ending to my time here.

Looking forward to seeing you all!