Author: lalvarado@rollins.edu

It’s been a week since I got back to the States. I can’t believe that a week ago I was living a different life half way across the globe! It’s bittersweet to be back. On one hand I missed my dog and family so much, on the other I already miss the place that quickly…

I write this with a lot of mixed emotions. I just finished my last final of my study abroad experience. A lot of my friends have been done for a while now, but I had my hardest final to date today. Don’t get me wrong – I am elated to be done with class, and…

Hey guys!! I cannot believe I am sitting here writing this. I have a little over 2 weeks left in Dunedin and it is starting to sink in that pretty soon I will be back home. The past week and a half we have had no classes in order to allow people to prepare for…

Oh my goodness! Since the last time I posted on here, I got to do one of the COOLEST trips I’ve taken in New Zealand. I got to go to Milford Sound! It’s known as the 8th wonder of the world – that should tell you enough about its beauty. Unfortunately, Milford Sound is in…

Hey guys!! I am so happy! I got a chance to do one of the most iconic New Zealand hikes on the last weekend it was open – we were cutting it close. But anyways, let me back track. Last weekend, 10 of my friends that are in the TEAN program went to Wanaka. Wanaka…

Ahhh! 3 days late on my blog post because school work has been insane lately! We are nearing the end of classes (3 weeks left) and all those last minute papers and readings need to be done. I wrote 2 papers in 2 days, and it’s safe to say that I am exhausted. I need…

2 days late – but for a good cause! I just went on the coolest trip of my life. This last week was “Spring Break” (so weird because it’s cold!!) in New Zealand. 10 of my friends and I rented cars and went road tripping! We got to see SUCH cool things. I got to…

Queenstown was incredible!! We got to luge down a mountain (some of my friends went bungee jumping, definitely not my style) and we went hiking among snow and WILD cliff-climbing goats. Queenstown is known as the adventure capital of the world, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. We got to eat some great burgers, a 3…

The last 2 weeks have been a blur! The first weekend we made our way to the World’s Steepest Road (Baldwin Street) to watch an event where Cadbury – the chocolate brand – releases 25,000 Jaffa balls down a hill (3 times!!) and sees which ball makes it down first. The winner gets over 2,000…