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What I've Learned

Hey guys! It's the end of October and things here have been crazy. I've had one final so far and another one to go on Thursday, and then...

Packing Essentials

Hey guys! It's week 16 and this marks the fourth month I've been in New Zealand! My time here has almost come to an end. It's the start...

PA vs NZ?

Hey hey! It's week 15 and it's already October! This week is my birthday week and my best friend studying in Australia came to visit me...

Biggest Expenses

Hey! It's week 13 already and things have been pretty good! Last weekend I went to one of my Kiwi friend's home in Tauranga (two hours...

The Weather

Hey guys!! It's the end of week 11 and I cannot believe I've been here for almost three months already! They weren't kidding when they...

Culture in New Zealand

Hi week 10! This week is Maori culture week so I thought it would be a good time to write this post! The Maori are the Polynesian...

Shopping

Hey guys!! It's the 9th week since I've been here and I just got back from the south island for spring break and it was the most amazing...

Transportation

Hey guys, It's officially two months since I've been here! This week is the start of the teaching recess which is basically spring break...

Things to see a bus ride away from Hamilton

Hi hi! It's week 7 and I have quite a bit of updates. The first half of the semester is over and next week is the two week teaching...

The most important thing - Food

Hey guys, I'm almost 6 weeks in so I feel like I have a pretty good idea of my surroundings by now. I feel very comfortable here and am...

School Trips

Hey guys! This past month I went on a couple school trips that I highly recommend. The student center here puts together a couple of...

Papers

The first week of classes are over so I thought I’d give a couple things I’ve learned this week. First of all, classes are called...

Phone Situation?

Hey guys, I just wanted to talk to you all about an issue I experienced with my phone when getting here in case you have the same issue....

Local Places to Go in Hamilton

Hey! It's been a little more than two weeks since I've arrived and I wanted to share some of the local places here that I've visited that...

I've Arrived!

GUYS - I made it! I've been here for about a week so I wanted to give a little update of what I've done so far. When I first got dropped...

My Blog

Hello! I’m going to be sharing my experiences in my GO Long program studying abroad at the University of Waikato in Hamilton New Zealand!...

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