On Wednesday we took the opportunity to get off campus for a while, considering we didn't really have much to do in the way of orientation activities. We walked a little over 2 miles to get to the Hamilton Gardens, which is thankfully so close to campus. On the walk, we discovered a different path to get there, which went past a river and had a lot of different things to see before we even arrived. Upon arrival, we split into smaller groups and walked through all...

Hey everyone!I have decided to create a blog to document my time in New Zealand this semester. I'm hoping to post at least once a week, depending on what trips/activities we do and what pictures I have. I'm really excited to start this journey and also excited to share as much of it as possible with my friends and family!Writing this post it is my first full day here. The time difference isn't as hard to adjust as I was expecting, but we've been keeping really bu...