Looking for a place to work on my graphic novel.

Hello everyone!  I am an expat who has lived in New Zealand for 17 years now. We left San Diego for points unknown in 1997.  I am now single after 25 years and want to live large so to speak.  I am an exhibiting artist in New Zealand and have gone from large canvases to making small handmade books about the humour that surrounds older women trying to muddle through their life. 

I am loooking for a place to rent for four months while I submerge myself into my art.  I also want to get involved in renewing my Spanish, as well as walking, and exploring all aspects of SMA.  Since I doing this alone I am naturally wanting some pointers to help me make the right decisions.

Hope to make some friends to hang out with and share stories of living outside the U.S.