Wow, hard to believe we’ve been here 2 weeks! Half our time in New Zealand is gone! Today was a free day, so most of us went to the weekly Nelson Market… this is a special market with 100s of stalls selling only handmade things such as food, vegetables, jewelry, clothing, and so on.

In the afternoon, our Japanese coordinator, Yoshi, invited us to his house for a BBQ. He lives in a beautiful old villa with gorgeous gardens. We had a chance to meet his family and enjoy good food and company together. His daughter, Tui, is really cute and was the star of the afternoon!