Pool with Cody!


28th Feb

I bump into Cody at the Univ again. I first met him on the orientation day and we started chatting. He was very happy that he landed up with a decent homestay, a car and a job at a pub within three days of landing into NZ. Cody, 22, is from a small hilly town in Colorado, US and is in NZ to do a short-term course in psychology. He travelled to Jamaica, Thailand, Indonesia and Ukraine before landing here.

As we chat, I checked on his job at the pub and he cursed saying those guys wanted someone who will be staying longer and not for just a few months and therefore turned him down. Meanwhile he landed another job at one of the Univ cafes. We make plans and decide to meet on Friday evening. He plans to take me to a nice little pub downtown with a pool table.

On Friday, Cody checks with me if the plan is still on. I have nothing to do (as usual) and the prospect of visiting downdown pub sounds interesting. It also helps that I am fried after two days of intense lectures and want out so I agree. He comes to pick me up and instead of downtown we decide to go somewhere close as downtown will have alcohol check-points. He is keen on pool and after trying out a few places we find one in Glenfield that has pool tables and alcohol.

Cody and I hit off immediately. We talk about NZ accent and how we both feel like peeing with every pint of beer. Since Cody is so keen on pool and I am not into pool, I wonder if I will make a fool of myself with someone half my age. As it turns out, we play four games in 2 hours, which shows both of us suck and I win all of them. We talk about his escapades during his travel – girls, drugs, beaches, cultures… All in all, we have a good time and decide to meet soon.






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