Story Location: New Zealand
-
Two Guys, Two Months, and a Minivan
posted on
Kilian and I were very lucky. We met on my first day at the University of Otago in Dunedin, NZ while we were both waiting in line to change our courses for the coming semester. A few weeks in to our friendship, Kilian and I decided we needed to be mobile because we were both going…
-
Adventures in Eating
posted on
Going from a dorm to an apartment is interesting. At my home university, you live on campus for three years, and only a few of the dorms have kitchens, which means lots of late night iHop runs, microwave pasta, and dining hall food. So going to New Zealand, I finally got my own room (at…
-
Meeting the Maori – A Digital Story
posted on
“Meeting this iwi in such a heartwarming way brought me a step further into the New Zealand culture than I thought I would ever get the chance to experience. I could not believe how kind and inviting the Maori people were to open their homes to us and tell us about their culture.” Christine connects…
-
Magnitude
posted on
It was the middle of May 2014—three months after being accepted to study in Christchurch, NZ and two months before I was set to embark on my journey down south—when I realized a devastating fact about the city I was set for. In February of 2011, Christchurch, NZ was shaken by a 6.3 magnitude Earthquake…
-
Break the Mold
posted on
I’m a lazy introvert. My idea of a good time used to be sitting in my room watching TV. Don’t get me wrong, there are many good things about it, but it felt kind of empty. This habit persisted through my college years, and even into the beginning of my abroad experience. I traveled most…
-
Things Didn’t Go as Planned
posted on
My experience studying abroad in Auckland New Zealand was completely different than what I expected. I went in to the experience very timid and feeling unsure about my decision. Study abroad is very popular at my university, but most people go to a few cities in Europe with a large group of fellow students. I…
-
New Zealand: A Digital Story
posted on
https://www.youtube.com/embed/FH0lf5my0u0?feature=oembed Andrew J. | Vassar College | University of Otago Partnership in New Zealand | 2014
-
Why Not
posted on
It’s the 16th of February. Day one off of the plane, I look around and things are already different from what I know at home. The Kiwi accents, people driving on the left side of the road, warm weather in February..it’s a whole new world to me. I get dropped off at my flat and…
-
I Forgot to Pack my Comfort Zone
posted on
“Step outside your comfort zone” is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot, from trying new food to public speaking to (especially) studying abroad. Before I studied abroad, I thought I had stretched my comfort zone till there wasn’t much room to step outside of it anymore. I’d done it all: ballroom dancing classes,…
-
Besty: A Digital Story
posted on
https://www.youtube.com/embed/XpDRhuTMagQ?feature=oembed Daniel S. | Kenyon College | University of Otago Partnership in New Zealand | 2012
Blog Categories
- Uncategorized (50)