first weeks in new zealand

i don't have my old passport with me so i cannot be sure, but judging from photos i think this is my fifteenth trip to new zealand. at this point i get off the plane and switch to nz mode...looking the correct way when crossing the street, walking on the left side of the sidewalk, using kiwi speak, etc. 
my first couple of weeks have been consumed by work. alas, i guess that is why i am here. but through travels for work, i've managed to see some friends and some sites, new and old. 
i'm living in hamilton in a sweet little house on the edge of town. i bike to and from work every day and am loving the long, warm days of the southern hemisphere summer.

 my house for the next month

last week i traveled to christchurch to give a talk at the university. while there i got to catch up with good friends and watch some acts at the international buskers festival. i extended the tour and flew to dunedin to give a talk at the university of otago, catch up with a friend, and meet new people. 

 one of the high-flying acts at the international buskers festival in christchurch

i've also been able to spend time with my good friends jen and grant in auckland and my favorite kiwi babe, sofia.

 a lovely day at a local winery

miss sofia

more adventures to come...