volleyball and second degree burns

so i've already told a few people, but i'm being actively recruited by the volleyball team here, haha.  on one of the first days of orientation, this lady came up to me and asked me if i played volleyball.  i guess i just look like a volleyball player.  so she told me that they needed a middle (gag) and when they were practicing.  the next day i was at the mall (or "the plaza") and this lady came up to me and did the same thing.  I'm not sure what i'm going to do yet, but i think i'm going to at least check it out and see how serious it is and what position i'd have to play.  

On a related note, there was a campus wide volleyball tourney where all the halls played each other.  we had a pretty solid team and we won, undefeated, and we got a t-shirt.  it was funny though because a lot of the kiwis didn't wear shoes to play.  in fact, they don't wear shoes to a lot of places, like walking around downtown.

we also went to foxton beach, which is only about a 30 min drive from town and it was pretty cool.  i did, however, get completely fried.  i mean bad.  like second degree burns.  apparently the ozone here is bad so you have to make sure to pile on the sunscreen.  i didn't know this until after the fact, so being a texan, i was thinking i could handle a few hours in the sun without sunscreen. oops, boy was i wrong.   that was one of the most painful nights ever.  now i know, and knowing is half the battle.   Ray took a picture of my pathetic state, and although it's sideways, i think it shows my burns all too well.  that was my posture of choice for the majority of the night - it was the least painful.