Finally

I got to spend the whole day out at Massey doing what I need to do and thats study!!!!

I got out there close to 10am and went straight to the library and did 2 hours straight. Had my lunch break and went to the gym to sign up (yay $55 for the whole year!!!). Went and visited a friend who works there and my neighbour and then had to climb the steps (if anyone knows the Tiritea campus you know the stairs i'm talking about ) to get to the Maori Studies department for my tutorial. I finally got to my Maori Language paper. I had already spoken to my lecturer and she was sweet about me missing the first 2 lectures as it was only pronounciation and I can do that quite well (blow my own trumpet).

Today after the tut we were talking about the assignment and the speaking part of it. I asked how indepth does it need to be as in where you come from. She asked why and I told her I know my iwi (Ngai Tahu) and I know my hapu (Kaikoura) but I don't know my Marae, but I can get it. She was like Kaikoura?!?!?!, she is from Kaikoura and there is every possiblility that we are related (somewhere done the line).

I told her how I fit in; my gt gt gt gt gt grand father gave his daughter to Te Ropera as a sex slave. She knew the story (so at least I know its true!!!) and is sure we are related down the line.

Talk about scoring points with the lecturer, being related to her

The ones by the vet clinic that go up to Maori Studies and the creche.