Hello Lucy :)

Hello Lucy,
Its really nice to hear from you, since it has been such a long time seeing you.
I wish that you had a great Christmas with family and love. I celebrate Christmas most years at a church
friend's house and I attended yesterday. I enjoy going to their house to celebrate Christmas, because everyone is very welcoming and friendly. Very much like a big family gathering.

Today is boxing day in New Zealand. Generally people go to shopping malls because there are some major discounts in stores. The weather today is very nice, warm and sunny which is perfect to go to the beach.
But today I decided to climb up Mt Eden for exercise and its a very nice view that overlooks Auckland city.

This year was my first year of university at AUT  (Auckland University of Technology). I studied towards a Certificate of Applied Science and takes one year to complete. I chose this course because I wanted to explore the different sciences and see what I liked. When studying in the course it has helped me to understand the university's library and computer system to do things which is quite useful. Now I have finished the course. I have applied for a Bachelor of Medical Laboratory for next year and takes 4 years to complete. In your last post you said that you wanted to study communications and media studies, my university specialise in  media communications studies which is cool. University of Utah sounds like a good university and maybe one day I could visit you. 

From mid November to early January, I traveled for 3 weeks to Hong Kong, China and Singapore. 
I quite liked travelling to each different place. Spent 10 days in Hong Kong, 7 days in China and 4 days in Singapore. While travelling around, I discovered that each country has their own unique lifestyle and how the people adapt to their environment. For example the Hong Kong airport customs is fast and efficient. Whereas at Auckland Airport customs is quiet and calm. 

We should definitely keep in touch more often. I would like to wish you all the best for the university of Utah 
entrance exam. I remember Peter being a small boy when I last saw him. But when you mentioned that he is much taller than you, I was surprised. I still have the yellow teddy that looks similar to your green one. When I look at it, reminds me of you. 
The new year is coming soon. I want to wish you and your family a happy new year.

oxoxoxo
- Cinny