My name is Rebecca Catherine but I much prefer to be addressed as Bekki. I’m twenty-two years of age, English and currently living in New Zealand on a Working Holiday visa which allows me to stay in the country for a year. My move to New Zealand came about when my aunt, who lives out here, suggested I come and stay with her for a while. I was tired of working 9 to 5 in a job I didn’t particularly enjoy for an organisation that didn’t appreciate me (let alone pay me a decent salary) so I packed it in and took a leap of faith. The opportunity for this sort of adventure doesn’t arise very often so I knew I had to take it while I had the chance.

Leaving my friends and family behind to fly to the other side of the world on my own was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do but knowing that I’m going to see them again before too long keeps me going. I have an amazing boyfriend, Andrew, who is going to join me out here as soon as he can. I miss him terribly but it won’t be long until I see him again. The day we’re reunited will be a glorious one. 🙂

In my abundant spare time I can usually be found reading, sleeping, listening to music, raiding the fridge, wasting time on the internet, making pretty things or gaming. I’ve been a fiend for computer games ever since I can remember; my first gaming system being a SNES which I bought from my childminder’s son for £45 when I was eight years old. At the moment I’m obsessively playing World of Warcraft (yes, another WoW nerd!), Warcraft III and Chrono Trigger. I love going on Wikipedia sprees and learning new things. I appreciate the great outdoors but can often be too much of a couch potato to actually involve myself in it.

In terms of personality I’m pretty laid back most of the time but can be very neurotic and anxious when the mood strikes. I also have a fierce temper which sometimes gets the better of me, revealing itself in the form of mild tantrums and/or inexplicable bitchiness. This is something that has improved over time but is unlikely to go away completely. I love to socialise but can be cripplingly shy when faced with groups of new people. It takes a while for me to let my guard down enough to actually speak to people in any great depth; an aspect of my personality which has been the subject of much frustration both to myself and others ever since I can remember. In spite of my many failings as a human being I like to think I’m generally very easy to get along with and, when I let my guard down, quite fun to be around.

I have no idea what I want to do with my life, apart from go to University at some stage when I’ve finished my current travelling spree. I think I want to study IT, having worked in that field from 2004 to mid 2008, but I could very well be mistaken.

Online Haunts

Below are some of the websites on which I spend a good deal of time wasting my life. Harass me at your leisure.

SEXmb (Bekki)

Lavish.nu (Bekki)

Goodreads

43things

Livejournal (friends only)

Twitter