So here is the scoop!

So days one and two are officially over for me. It all got off to a rocky start because my power converter was kind enough to ruin all the plugs in my room, but hopefully that will get fixed soon. I haven't seen much of the South Island but I do know that Christchurch is much worse off as a city that I expected. Today we took a walk around most of the city which was cool because they have so many pretty trees here. We started in gardens and then went downtown where the majority of the damage from the quakes is. We walked past a street that was really devastated and then walked past it again 20 min  later. In only that amount of time they had already started demolishing the buildings on that street and I got lots of pictures and a video of the action that I will put up soon.
I'll give you all more stories once the power in my room gets fixed, as I am currently running on 20% battery life in my computer.
I'll chat you soon!