Using free internet at a hostel

I am going to be attending a midwife workshop on the North Island, which starts later today. I am holed up in a hostel which was hosting a "bucks" party when I arrived.  "Bucks?" I queried to my host--"what's that?" (Thinking to myself, these probably are not Milwaukee fans). "Oh, a guy is getting married and they are having the party here--but I gave you a room far from them." I then asked the host--"have your guests seen Hangover?"  He assured me that it would not be that bad. I mentioned we call such parties "stag" parties.  He told me he knew that because of "American" movies.  Since we have infiltrated the world with our media and entertainment--so many other countries know lots more about us, then we know about them.

I holed up in my slightly grotty hostel room for the night watching  'Frost and Nixon'--promising myself--that this budget traveler is not going to stay in another hostel where a party is going on. Besides it is not very clean. 

So--to use up my free internet--since I could not/would not go into the lounge or kitchen to fix anything to eat...I am going to post some photos...

These next photos were taken at the Tuatapere A&P Show in February. (I think Animal & Plant)

Real live sheep dog trials!

At the end of competition being loaded up to go back to their farm.

Dog barking competition (she did not win)

Junior division winner!  The baby did not even cry when the dog barked.

Now it is time to exit this room.... now I am in the lounge--really hoping that I do get picked up to go the midwife conference on time... I feel like I am living in a Frat house and that is bleech.