Leaving soon the hostel

On Friday, it will be three weeks that I am in New Zealand, and three week I an working for accommodation in the same hostel.

According to my plans, I will move Saturday (6th of December) to my next host in the Lower Hutt, near of Petone.

Because I have still nothing planned for after the 23rd of December, I booked on the hostel where I actually am. I will be working there again for accommodation at least two weeks from this date.

There will be a lot of woofers there for Christmas days, that will be awesome. I am just a little sad to miss secret Santa organised for the 18th.

English

Skills

Even if I feel dumb that I cruelly lack of vocabulary and I still can not make correct sentences with a complex syntax, I receive a pretty good feedback about my English skills, and accent !

That is really positive and motivating, considering the short amount of time I spent here.

Finally, I write more than I thought because I think it helps a lot to practice construction of complex syntax, and reading to learn vocabulary. Speaking of this, I read really slower than in French : especially because I can not read an English text without subvocalization.

Note

I read recently in an article:

« Language represents our view of the world, and knowing its limits helps us understand how our perception works. »

Some vocabulary nuances that we had in French simply does not exist in English. In consequence, two things I always considered as different (because they had two different names) are now an only one (because it is the same name to describe both).

Living in a environment speaking another language than our mother tongue one enriches our world vision and brings challenges to its understanding.

Looking for a flat

Even if I planned to come back to the hostel for Christmas, I am actually looking for a flat.

It seems easier to rent a flat here than in France : I do not need a job, neither parental guarantee if I do not earn enough money. Maybe it is because you have to pay weekly, and/or because there are less legal protections for the occupant.

There are essentially flat and house sharing in Wellington. It may vary between 3 to 6 rooms of what I saw, and that usually means a lot of people sharing the accommodation.

I would prefer to live independently and more isolated, but it could be a good first solution while I could get a job and plan for a longest term my staying in this country.

Speaking of jobs

I had been contacted by the recruiter there is now one week. A company seems to match my expectations so she will contact them to know if they are interested. I am actually waiting for news, and I should contact her tomorrow, because I also found on her site some opportunities that may interest me.

Lifestyle

Unordered list :

Saturday, I went again to the co-working place BizDojo to work a little. This time, it was for the Librarybox.
Two French girls had to pay for a private room in the hostel (which was full), where there is tea and a beautiful view on the bay. They proposed me a cup of tea at 10pm, the panorama was awesome !
The hostel organised a staff party : free drinks at the hostel bar for 1 hour and half for woofers. That was fun. People are out on Sundays too.
The supermarket I use to go is opened everyday, from 8 am until midnight. And there are two people per checkout : one to scan articles, the other to pack them. Maybe that is why the food is more expensive than in France : better product quality (in general, exception for some of their cheese), great service.
I still run on the coast of the harbour. I am going farther and farther !
One of my roomate bought some Christmas decorations for our room. We have now the most beautiful room of the hostel.
Tonight, we cooked pasta carbonara with one of my Swedish roomate and two French friends. That was a pleasant and delicious shared moment. Next time, we hope that we will be able to do some « crêpes » !