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The Hardest Goodbye

As I write this I am sitting on a flight home to the US, crying next to Izzy as we share each other's sadness. Leaving New Zealand is one...

As we are leaving Fox Glacier to go to Wanaka, we see a guy standing on the side of the road with a cardboard sign reading "Wanaka"... So...

So we got up at the butt crack of dawn so we could drive down to Fox Glacier and go SKYDIVING! I know, I know Dad, "Why would anyone jump...

Day 1: Our South Island journey began after landing in Christchurch and picking up our bright green and purple campervans (that's Jucy...

I went white water rafting for the first time... at the largest commercially rafted waterfall in the WORLD! So the backstory is that I...

Last weekend a group of us (20 actually) rented cars and drove down to Rotorua! Rotorua is known for its geothermal activity and natural...

Many of our friends went away this weekend on a diving trip, so the rest of us decided to rent a car for the weekend and travel around....

On the ferry ride back from Rangitoto Island (see last post here), Izzy, David, and I met 3 guys living in Australia. We had a great time...

After many days of exploring, my legs and feet are so tired! Everything here is on a hill... and I used to think walking to class at...

Well yesterday was interesting... A few of us were hanging out in the lounge and one of our friends decided he wanted to make egg and...

I am incredibly excited to be spending the Fall semester of my senior year in Auckland, NZ!