Category: New Zealand: TEAN at Otago

Its crazy to think that my study abroad experience is over halfway gone. This past week has called for a lot of reminiscing on memories I’ve already created and mini freak outs because I feel like I still haven’t done enough. I feel like I’m constantly trying to find the coolest places to go, however…

This post is a bit late but for good reason! I just got home from the greatest 10-day road trip adventure that I’ve ever had! My friends Ailin and Kelcie and I left Dunedin at 6am last Friday morning to drive up to Kaikoura for a few day hikes and to see some seal pups….

This past week will be one that I will be able to cherish for the rest of my life. I don’t think there is a better way to see New Zealand than road tripping with 9 of your closest friends, so thats exactly what I did. I had never been on a road trip like this…

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…

Freaked out a little bit this morning when I realized this post a but late! I’ve been hit with a cold these past few days so my mind is a bit scrambled at the moment, but I’m still alive and well! Queenstown two weekends ago was amazing! The weather was a lot colder than expected…

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…

These past few weeks here have been a juggling act. I feel like I’m constantly trying to stay connected to my friends and family back home, but at the same time I’m trying to fully immerse myself in what I have here in New Zealand. My best friend from home came all the way out…

I’m writing this post a bit early because this weekend I will be headed to Queenstown! I’m so excited to be in the adventure capital of the world with a big group of my friends. I plan to go luging down a mountain with some people since I’m too afraid of heights to bungy jump,…

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…

Planning trips around New Zealand has pretty much consumed my time here. I am constantly looking forward to the weekend and the next weekend and the next. However, for the past few weekends it seems that mother nature has been against us travelers, as it tends to rain at some point during the weekend. The…