I'm coming to the end of my contract now.....been doing a lot of soul searching to decide 'do I stay or do I go'. Ultimately, the need for cash to pay debts etc, over-rides what the heart wants. A friend here told me to just say sod it and to stay and enjoy myelf. I wish I was the type of person who could do that, but I'm just too sensible.

I have just over a week left here to enjoy the lovey New Zealand sunshine, and then it's back to Glasgow to take up a month's contract. After that.....well, who knows.

Hopefully I'll be bringing a very lovely souvenir back to keep me warm during the dark, cold winter months. More on that later though......