January 7, 2009
I went to Hobbiton today!! hahaha!
Chris was supposed to go tomorrow, but that's Blues, Brews, and BBQs. So he tried to change his ticket to this weekend, but it's supposed to rain and no one wants to go tour Hobbiton where they filmed Lord of the Rings and the Shire when it's raining! so today was the only other option, but he wouldn't make it in time. That was the only other kick in the butt I needed to accept the fact that I really wanted to go and if Chris was going to be able to do it today, he would need a ride. So Chris and I jumped in the car, drove the 50kms to Matamata, ran into the I-site and jumped on the bus to Hobbiton. And I got to hand feed a baby lamby out of a bottle! It was SO cool!
And it was neat seeing the reminants of an old filming site!
Such a great day!
And now I'm off the Tauranga to pick up our friend, Rocky, who is coming to visit for a bit. No idea how long, but whatever! Mitch is in National Park now for a month, so we've got a spare bedroom again, so she can stay however long she wants. We offered for her to pay mitch's rent and live with us the whole month if she wants!
That's all for now!
xoxo!
Alissa
posted by Alissa and Ari at
10:27 PM
2 Comments:
Hey, Lissy, Ari and Mitch ...
Speaking of the Maori, have you guys seen the movie "Once Were Warriors"?
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110729/).
I caught it on the Independent Film Channel by chance the other night. Not a happy film, that's for sure. But it's incredibly moving and insightful about the conflicts of traditional ways of life as they become modernized.
I'm curious about how the folks in NZ feel about this movie.
love,
Dad
Hey!
When we first got to the Mount, our neighbors would say all these phrases and we had no idea what they were talking about so they told us to watch Once Were Warriors and lent us their DVD. Quite disturbing, but really a good movie.
Everyone here talks about and the locals know all about it and use phrases like "cook the man some eggs" all the time.
Once Were Warriors is to New Zealand what American History X is to the US in a sense. I suggest people see it, but just be ready because it's intense and difficult to watch, but definitely worth it.
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