Story Location: New Zealand
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Why Not
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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…
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I Forgot to Pack my Comfort Zone
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“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,…
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Besty: A Digital Story
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/XpDRhuTMagQ?feature=oembed Daniel S. | Kenyon College | University of Otago Partnership in New Zealand | 2012
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Lesson Learned
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In the weeks and months leading up to my departure for New Zealand, where I spent the Fall 2013 semester, I rarely considered any of the traveling I would do while I was abroad. I figured I’d leave the country hopping and non-stop touring to my friends in Europe who could knock out the Lennon…
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Connecting in Christchurch: A Digital Study
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/OY4firSRk7c?feature=oembed Rachel G. | Butler University | Victoria University of Wellington Partnership in New Zealand | 2012
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Finding Friends Abroad: A Digital Story
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/VM0rgcENsDQ?feature=oembed Briana Q. | St. Martin’s University | University of Auckland Partnership in New Zealand | 2013
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This is My Classroom – A Digital Story
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9vuZXa9jOM Amy M. | Franklin and Marshall College | University of Otago Partnership in Dunedin, New Zealand
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Lack of Black
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I staggered in bursts When I first learned to drive My step-father brought me to a bank parking lot and told me to weave through a bright orange spine set deep in the asphalt black and unforgiving as coal When I first drove the roads Of the long white cloud I had to learn again-…
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Divine
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For two weeks in November, while I was traveling by myself, I stayed in Renwick, right outside Blenheim, the center of South Island wine country. I stayed on a small vineyard owned by Janet and Brent Nicholson. In exchange for a room and food, I helped them weed their plot of grapevines. These days I…
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