The past few days have been such a whirlwind of fun. One of the wwoofers Jenna studied art therapy in school and inspired me to paint. It was actually the first time I had painted without anyone telling me what to do or what goals to have. It was really liberating and made me feel so good. Art therapy indeed. Later in the night we made a bunch of pizza's and had some blue grass dancing in the kitchen. Afterwards we all worked on a group art therapy project where a huge white paper was layed out with all sorts of drawing, coloring, and painting materials surrounding it. The goal was to draw whatever you feel and interrupt other people's work so that the whole thing became a flow of designs and color. Afterwards we were all really relaxed and happy.
The next day my friend Alex and I had decided we were going to hitchhike to this really pretty waterfall right outside of town, but then a few friends from the cafe stopped in and asked if anyone was looking for an afternoon of picking river rocks out of the river for a patio. Of course we agreed and went to this lovely little cottage in the woods. We played in the creek (and worked of course!) and they served us the best lunch. I found some really pretty crystals in the water and this really awesome deep red rock that the woman said was really rare to find. Afterwards they took us to the same waterfall we had been hoping to go to. The Waiua falls were gorgeous! It was so pretty and there was a huge waterhole beneith it. We swam and played for a while and then had to get back to the cafe to get ready for an art opening in town. The show was really nice and there was this really cool gypsie band playing. Some of our wwoofers served the wine, so we were well taken care of. After the show, there was a really fun after party with a dj and lots of dancin music. It was so fun and such a good way to say goodbye (lots of dancing and good music!). We danced pretty much the whole time and then made it back to the cafe late into the night.
I will miss this place and how refreshed and inspired I feel here, but I am so looking forward to seeing my wonderful family and friends in just two days!
I leave on the naked bus ferry (this makes me laugh... naked bus is the name of a company that provides cheap bus and ferry fairs) this evening for Auckland and catch my flight out tomorrow.
I'll be seeing you soon=)
Little day trip
Avocado pizza
Twenty second bluegrass dance off
Group art therapy with jenna
Pigs along the roadside
A necessary swim after playing with pigs
Wwoofers dancing dubstep 
Alex and I
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