My name is Matt Buccelli, and I'll be spending the coming semester studying abroad in Auckland, New Zealand.
If you're following this blog, it means you're at least somewhat interested in what I'm doing during my time away. If you expected me to keep in touch with you over the next five months, I hope you'll read it every once in a while, because let's be honest here: chances are I wouldn't have found the time to write you an email.
That's not supposed to be as harsh as it sounds. I just mean that, you know, I'll be a little busy while I'm out here. And I suppose that's why travel blogs are so useful. Not because you care any more than you would ordinarily about my day-to-day actions or observations just because I'm not in the United States anymore. And not because I couldn't have kept a journal without the help of a popular blog-hosting website. No no, I'd have to say that the number one reason I thought it was a good idea to do this whole thing is because now when there's something I think is worth telling people back home about, I can write it here, save myself time, and not feel guilty when I think about everyone I haven't talked to in a while. Really, if you think at any point that I should be doing a better job staying in touch, it's actually your fault for not checking my blog. Interesting how that works. I kind of like it.
Anyway, I'll try to put something up here once every week or so, so stay tuned. I'll be posting pictures periodically as well, but I'll probably put most of them on facebook, so you'll want to either check that or I'll try to post links if I decide to go that route.
I hope everyone is having an excellent summer. Here the sky is a hazy shade of winter; although with an average daytime temperature of 55 degrees Fahrenheit, it's nothing compared to January on the east coast.
Talk to you all soon!*
-Matt
*If and only if you read my blog
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