We folk dance on Friday nights with Farandol, the Christchurch international folk dancing group. We share some of their repertoire, but they do a fair number of dances where we just have to jump in and learn, which is a fun challenge. Paul has been teaching at least one dance each Friday.
Cindy is volunteering at Harbour Food Co-op in Lyttelton, a seaside suburb of Christchurch. Harbour Co-op is three years old. The store is tiny and looks like co-ops in Minnesota or Wisconsin fifteen to twenty years ago. The co-op is doing well, has great staff, and Cindy is enjoying helping out.
We attended a movie and dessert night with about fifty people from the Christchurch Vegetarian Society. The movie was Planeat (2010), a documentary about three people coming to a vegan diet in their search for food that is environmentally sustainable, healthy, and good for the future of the planet. I don't think we'll become vegan, but the movie pushed us to think more about food issues and their impact, and we'll be trying some new vegan dishes. The food shown in the movie was beautifully prepared and presented. After the film, the Society provided a variety of tasty vegan desserts.
We went to a photo exhibit called UC Me in one of the University of Canterbury buildings. The exhibit shows about thirty student faces, illustrating the many backgrounds, accomplishments and ambitions of the students. Large prints of individual student faces are shown around town on bus stops, billboards and signs.
Last week the University held a night market as part of their Winterlude celebration. Though it was about 40F and very windy that night, we ventured out to listen to a jazz band, watch a crepe maker, and see the campus chaplain give free haircuts.
At least once every day we walk from our house across Ilam fields, a multipurpose set of sports fields that is part of the university. We often get to watch soccer games there.
Sounds like Paul and Cindy activities in Eau Claire with a few unique NZ twists.
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