Monday 4^th april 2011
We have almost entirely given up on living here in new Zealand. One report said that living in new Zealand was like living in new York city only more expensive! I can’t believe how much it costs to rent or buy a house here. Cars are twice as much and furniture is three times as much. Food, toys and clothes are about twice as much too. For example milk is around 5 dollars for 2 litres which is about half a gallon which is around 2 dollars in the usa. Suddenly California doesn’t seem so expensive to me! The kids are loving it here. They enjoy swimming at the school pool and taking there lunch to school with them, they even like wearing uniforms! I think more then anything they like the attention they are getting for being the only American kids at the school. Travis loves school too. Being a full time student has been his dream for years now and so he thinks it is great. However we have run out of money and have no jobs as of yet. We have run out of options and without a car can’t do much about getting a job. Since Travis is an international student we can not get any help from the government! Which I think is ridiculous because they have completely disregarded the fact that all the kids and I are new Zealand citizens! The whole family has to pay for my decision to marry an American and for him to have the mordacity to want to further his education here in new Zealand. I can’t believe we are being punished for him going to school! Of all things to be punished for this has to be the most ridiculous!
To make things worse. After travis finished his test tonight he realised he had no way home so my poor dad had to drive all the way into the city to get him. They got home about 11pm!