Today I was surprised by my own patience. I did my own necklace out of bone. We had a workshop by a German who immigrated to New Zealand 20 years ago. He was a great instructor and after 5 hours of work we finally had our own jewellery, all handmade, from the design up to the polishing.
Bonecarvings had a big impact on friendship in Maori Culture. When you shaped your bone (every shape has a special meaning) you wore it to give it your soul. After a specific period of time, you gave your necklace to a person as a symbol of friendship.
When I returned, my homestay sisters Grace and Lizzy were busy with the preparations of Sophie's birthday party. What an amazing dinner with meatballs, mushroom sauce, leek, rhubarb pie and finally a yummy chocolate cake :)
After thia great dinner we played card games which was soooooo funny. Kiwis just have crazy games :)
On Sunday we went first to church where I had to confess my faith because otherwise I wouldn't have been allowed to join the Lord's supper. The Lord's supper is completely different to our's. You sit on a real table and the sense of what you actually confess is much deeper than our glib 'take-away supper'.
After the service there was another shared lunch at church and we played with the 6 kids of the pastor.
Then we went to the beach with the whole family to play ultimatw frisbee and touch rugby. It was soooooo amazing!
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