Signing off

My exchange has come to an end.

So so much has happened since my last post - London, Norwich, New York, and Washington D.C.

After arriving back in London from Venice I ventured up to Norwich for a few nights to say my goodbyes to my friends at UEA. There were definitely some sad times, but I will no doubt be back sometime soon / they will visit me in NZ! I enjoyed staying on the floor in Leah's room.. the clothes on the floor made an excellent mattress. After a few nights there I caught the train back to London for my final night there, before departing for New York on the 14th of January.

I arrived in New York late that afternoon, but I am not sure which took longer - the flight or the queue to get through border control. That night in New York I did the most obvious thing in my mind - make my way to Times Square. I was not disappointed at all. It was nothing that I had ever seen before - I thought the advertising at Piccadilly Circus in London was awesome, but Times Square was simply on another level. The next few days I spent seeing the sights of NYC, including the 9/11 memorial (which was incredibly moving), the docklands, Top of the Rocks (a lookout up the Rockefeller Centre), Broadway, the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, and the New York Stock Exchange (to name a few). I met a Brazilian girl up the Rockefeller Centre on my second night, so we spent most of my last few days in NYC together seeing as many places as we could cram into a couple of days.

On the 17th I traveled to Washington D.C. to see as much as I could in just 20 hours. The city reminded me distinctly of Canberra with its layout and 'city-vibe'. The highlights definitely included having a quick look at an actual copy of the US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, and Magna Carta. I also had no idea how awesome the museums along the Mall were.

I then traveled back to NYC on the Greyhound and left of Auckland the following morning, via Dubai and Sydney.

So I arrived back on the 21st, but since then I have literally not been able to sit down for a second until now. I'm now in Wellington where I commence my Residential Advisor training on Monday.

I'm looking forward to seeing you all.

Thanks for all the interest over the past 6 months!

Lots of Love, Harry.

Just before I hopped into the Taxi at UEA to leave for London before my flight the following day.

The morning of my flight... got out of the country just before flights were cancelled.

On the Brooklyn Bridge

Top of the Rockefeller Centre looking at the Empire State Building.

Grand Central Station.

Chilling in Central Park

Michelle Obama's vege garden.