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WEEK 52: WAHOOO! 52 weeks done and dusted. So had big plans for this one. Bungy Jumping! However, arrived at Gravity Canyon, NZ all ready to go, only to be told they were closed for the day for maintenance (concerning?). Never fear, plan B was in place. Vertical Bungy in Wellington! Alas, this does not exist anymore. Apparently 2014 did NOT want me to bungy in any way, shape or form. BUT to compensate, did 3 smaller yet still super cool new things for the final send off. 1) Go inside the cockpit of a plane (exhibition for Air New Zealand 75 years at Te Papa, Wellington). So many gadgets it was crazy (and reassuring?). 2) Go across the Cook Strait (NZ) on the Ferry. Beautiful evening for it so this was also the height of coolness. And last but not least, 3) Travel on an Argo (water transportation device). Serious concerns of capsizing but very fun.

All and all an awesome year!

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WEEK 51: Stepping up my game (literally and figuratively). 1) Nobel Laureate Lecture by Steven Chu: Our Energy and Climate Challenges, Dunedin. Very interesting and funny guy to listen to. Not every day you see a Nobel Prize winner so this was pretty cool. 2) Eat a macaroon. Always see these bad boys around but have never got around to trying one. Delicious. 3) JOGGING PHOTOGRAPHY! May be a bit too excited about this one, but it has been on my suggestions list all year. It is exactly what it sounds like (hence the blur). If you've seen the movie 'Yes Man' then you'll know what this is about. Also kind of fitting to this challenge. Second to last week, shut  the front door!

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WEEK 50: Booked flights to 'merica (and Canadia)! Yeah buddy. Some sweet travel planned: LA, San Fran, Yosemite (NOT pronounced Yo-se-mite apparently, awkward), Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Vancouver, Banff, Boston (for some actual work/science), Toronto, Montreal, Niagara Falls and New York!

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WEEK 49: Hens Party!!! Such an awesome weekend with these lovely ladies in Queenstown, celebrating Elyces (not me) last days as a singleton. Wine, food, games, lolly boobs, Ed Sheeran, fun strangers. What more could you want ;)

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WEEK 48: Drew Berry Public Lecture: The Molecular Machines that Create Your Flesh and Blood. This guy is awesome. Award winning (Baftas and Emmys anyone?) scientific animator. Very cool seeing the day to day mundane science world come to life. 

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WEEK 47: The Friday Shop, Dunedin. So much delicious pastries. Nom nom nom nom...Well worth the early visit.

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WEEK 46: Start a slow clap at the Bellyful fundraising evening (also a new thing). Hehehe this was fun. Also Bellyful is a great cause, supporting families going through tough times (newborns, children in hospital etc.) by providing one-off meals. Check it out here: http://bellyful.org.nz

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WEEK 45: 3 new things! Waddup. 1) Take a ride in a bogan car (Valiant), this bad boy is from the 70s. 2) Attend a lingerie themed party. Being half naked in public scares the living bageezers out of me so this was pushing the comfort zone. 3) Teppanyaki! Errrmaaggood this was so much fun. Unco-ness showed unfortunately but was better than expected. 

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WEEK 44: Donate to a random cause. Givealittle (check it out!) has heaps of great causes to support and really shows that there are awesome people out there! This girl is chopping off her hair to raise money for The Cancer Society. Being super precious about my hair I have to hand it to her :). Kudos

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WEEK 43: Floor Date. Yes a Floor Date. So my (new?) friend Kim has been telling me about these for awhile and last week I actually got to experience one. Definition: chilling on the floor, having yarns over cider. Good times

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WEEK 42: Vogel Street Festival, Dunedin. Newbie to the street festival scene AND had churros (delicious). Technically two new things #winning. Awesome art work + some sweet chalking fun = not the worst way to spend a Saturday. 

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WEEK 41: Beer in the shower. It was gooood. Minor panic that it's week 41. Does this mean only 11 weeks to go? I know it does but i'm in denial. Need to start doing some more interesting shiz.  

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WEEK 40: Learnt to play "The Settlers of Catan". OK have to admit always thought this game was a bit of a nerd fest. Actually really enjoyed it. Maybe i'm a nerd? Super fun.

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WEEK 39: Orokonui Ecosanctuary, Dunedin. Beautiful place, lots of birds, really nice walk. Get amongst it if you're in the area.

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WEEK 38: Exercising my democratic right! I know this is bad, but have never voted before (my rational was an uninformed vote is a pointless one). Actually took an interest this year, great to (finally) get involved.

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WEEK 37: Marathon Swim (10 km, 400 laps) for KidsCan. A good wee challenge, stoked that I did it but also that it's finished. Finally reached the fundraising target of $2,000 for this worthy charity. Huge thanks to the lap counters for their support, truly awesome :). Stoked!

If you want to donate head to:

http://www.givealittle.co.nz/campaign/marathonforkidscan/

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WEEK 36: Ice Skating, Dunedin. Sooo much fun. Managed to drift away from the side for long enough to take a photo. Definitely a coordinative challenge. Played it cool...