Shopping

Today, I looked at another bedroom in an apartment.
It's actually really close to the other apartment I looked at. Same bus stop, and everything.
The girl I had talked to on the phone showed me around. The apartment is pretty big, but you can tell that they (there is a guy living there too, but I didn't get to meet him) haven't been living there long, or they don't want to invest in furniture :P (they are both students at Auckland University).
The empty bedroom is a good size, too, but it is unfurnished. I would have to get some kind of bed, at least, and probably a space heater.
The only thing that bothered me a little was that the place overall looked a little "sticky."
Bonus points, though: the girl has two cats, one older orange cat, and a 9-week old little baby kitty (he is soooo cute!).

I guess I'll make a decision by tomorrow.

After that, I went to "St. Lukes," which is one of the big malls around Auckland. It's only a five minute walk away from the apartment, so I could walk there.
Malls in New Zealand seem to look like every other American mall. They have a big food court, a lot of smaller stores, and some large stores on the outside.
I did a lot of window shopping (many stores where really expensive!!) but I also found a pair of pants, a hooded sweatshirt, and a shirt.
There was a "Farmers" store, which is a big department store, similar to Sears or JCPenneys.
They also have KMart! But this store was much more organized than the ones we have in New Hampshire. Also, the products seem to be of better quality.
Finally, I stopped at Foodtown, which is connected to the mall, to stock up on milk and stuff.

Conveniently, there is a bus that runs between St. Lukes and Auckland center. However, there seem to be a lot of busses leaving St. Lukes to go to other places...
Of course I ended up on the wrong one, and all of a sudden, I found myself pushed off the bus ("this is the last stop," the bus driver told me in a very stern voice) on a random street somewhere NOT in Auckland center.

I walked down the street a bit and found a big swimming pool ("the Olympic pool" - is that where olympic swimmers train?) that seems to be open to the public. Note to self: I need to go back there!
After some more walking, I saw a bus stop sign for the Link Bus!

The Link Bus goes in a circle around and through Auckland. For 1.60 NZD, one can get on, and get off at any stop (most other busses charge differently, depending on the distance traveled).
I figured out that I had ended up in Newmarket (New Zealand, not New Hampshire :P ), which is not too far from Auckland center. Luckily, the Link Bus comes every 10 minutes. Even better: it stops across the street from The Railway Campus!