I'm baaack!

I'm a bit reluctant to write again.
My issue is that I don't want to sound too positive about my adventure. Not because it's horrid, on the contrary. It's really nice and I don't want all of you to come over and spoil it.
So you're not getting pictures this time (that would make it look to good :D). Or maybe just one, of Mount Taranaki, as seen from the plane to Wellington.

OK, so, Wellington.
I'm on a sabbatical to try out life in NZ and I have about 8 months. 8 months will take me through winter here to get not just the holiday feel of NZ but more of the real-life feel.
Why Wellington and not, for example, Auckland? Wellington has the government and plenty of culture. Considering my interest in policy and change, this is the place to be. Also I had been traveling through Wellington a few time and it was probably my favourite town in NZ.
We'll see about that in a few months but until now it seems just about right.
It is strange to settle someplace new when you've lived in the same place for 15 years. I'd forgotten about rentals and electricity and location and furniture and stuff.
On these first days, I'm also testing my networking skills but so far so good. Not every contact is achieved as fast as I'd like it too but I'm making friends and nice acquaintances and learning a lot about every thing.
So essentially:
- arrive at destination - check
- recover from jet-lag - check
- find a rental - check
- get a local mobile number - check
- organise to have electricity at the rental - check
- meet new people - check, check, check, check ... and check
- write my first blog post for this adventure - check