* HUGS * and other good vibes to NZ. Not sure what good my concern will do, but i had to share it.

One of my friends was there (On the North Island) for school earlier this year and made some very good friends. I have no way of contacting her to let her know about the storms because she just left a couple of days ago for the wilds of Alaska. She'll be gone for two or three months with no contact to the outside world.