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…
Category: New Zealand: TEAN at Otago
Spring Break in August
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…
Ready for Break!
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…
ADVENTURE AWAITS! (They don’t call it the Adventure Capital of the World for nothing!)
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…
Staying Connected
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…
Ready for Queenstown!
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,…
Just another day in Dunedin…
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…
Travel Travel Travel
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…
Beaches, Cones, and Rugby
Wow so much has happened since my last blog post! Well to start off, I went to my first ever rugby game with all the other kids from my program and it was a blast! We got there a bit early and was able to get seats in the second row of “the Zoo” which…
Dunner stunner
It’s officially been 2 weeks since the start of classes. I can’t believe it’s already been so long! These 2 weeks have been spent getting to know my flat mates, exploring cool areas in Dunedin, and relaxing and feeling out my classes, after all – I’m not here on vacation, no matter how much it…