Black Seeds Concert: The first week of being here was Orientation Week which consisted of concerts and events everyday on campus. Unfortunately they weren't free so the only one I atttended was the Amp It Up 2 concert (which I heard was by far the best). Headlined by the Black Seeds, the concert showcased some of New Zealand's finest dub and reggae bands and lasted from about noon til about 6 if I rememeber correctly. Since I'm a weirdo and of course had to download some NZ music over winter break before coming to NZ I knew all about the Black Seeds (prob NZ most popular band), Six 60, and King Kapisi the 2 other well known bands/artists that played in addition to some other smaller groups. Anywho, it was just my flatmate and Alex that went and we had SUCH a good time, one of the beset concerts I've been to (and I've been to a lot of concerts!) mostly because it was such a great atmosphere. It was at this small outdoor ampitheater on campus on a beautiful 80 degree day, sun was shining, the music was great, there was free sausages, and everyone was drinking which was so weird to go to a concert and see everyone legally drinking, and everyone was dancing just having a great time.
Chinese Lantern Festival: Went to the Chinese Lantern Festival in Christchurch one night to celebrate the Chinese New Year with a bunch of friends which was pretty sweet. Victoria Square was illuminated by hundreds of Chinese lanterns and displays of all shapes and sizes. There were vendors selling a bunch of different things one of them being coconut toast which was quite delicious. There were also 2 stages with live entertainment which was really cool (except for the group of teeny bobber girls doing karoke to some horrible pop song) and a fireworks display to comemorate the event. We had a great time just like every other night in Christchurch and continued our evenign by heading to Fish n Chips to dance the night away.
ENSOC BBQ: I also attended my first infamous ENSOC BBQ which was nuts. The theme was jungle fever so Alex and I got dressed up, put on some war paint and headed out to experience our first ENSOC BBQ which was as crazy as everyone says it is. Basically it's a 2 hour drink all you can eat all you can free for all with a live band and about 1500 students dressed up in crazy outfits. Needless to say we had an absolute blast and ended up meeting up with some of our friends once we were inside. The next bbq is tomorrow and the theme is time machine so we're going out now to find some cool costumes, can't wait!
