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Hello Everyone! Sorry it has been so long since I last posted. This will probably be my last post while I am still here but am sure I will post a few once I get home. I can’t believe how fast the time has here has gone. It actually seems like a month or so ago that I was sitting with Sarah at home actually freaking out about being gone for 6 months and now I am headed home in 9 days and have no idea where the time has gone. I am excited to get home to see friends and family again and to get warm!! (it is actually winter here, snow on the mountains and everything, except there is now heat in the flats so I have been freezing my arse off!) But ... read more

Queenstown HI Everyone, I hope everyone is doing well back home or wherever you are. Well Fall has arrived in Dunedin, which is a little bizarre seeing as it is May but it is actually gorgeous here in the fall. Well this post will be a bit shorter than my epically long last post. I haven’t done all that much travelling after “spring” break. It has been nice to spend a few weekends around Dunedin. Two weekends ago on Sunday, I went with Butler (my study abroad program) on the Taieri Train, this old fashion train to Middlemarch. It was a really cool train and we lucked out on having absolutely beautiful weather. We were picked up from the train station in Middlemarch and driven to Clyde where we had a barbeque and were fitted ... read more

Untitled Untitled Hey All, Sorry it has been a bit since I last posted. Since my last posting of my crazy sky diving adventure I have remain feet firmly planted on the ground in Dunedin. I have spent the past two weeks actually doing the first assignments that I have had in New Zealand, which I suppose isn’t too bad as mid-semester break begins tomorrowJ. Thrown in the middle there was my 21st! That is right, as Erica put it, “ I am officially allowed to drink in a country I will not be in for the next three months”. Well I had quite the celebration. I had a really nice day and met up with my friend Jo from the camp I used to work at, who was down at Otago for her graduation ... read more

Hey All! So here is part 2 of the post. Hope you all enjoyed the first part. I forgot to mention in my last post that before our big trip to the Catlans a bunch of us all went to see Katchafire (a fairly famous NZ band). The concert was amazing. Anyway this past week I have started to get into the swing of having class a bit more but am still struggling to find the motivation at times. I am still having an awesome time just hanging around with my flatmates and other friends I’ve made. I have had the chance to check out some really cool cafes and just catch up on life in Dunedin. Wednesday I had a pretty crappy day as I found out that one of the classes I am taking ... read more

Hey All! So life is pretty good here in Dunedin. After heading back from Te Anau and Milford Sounds we entered the crazy week of orientation…all about having a good time and meeting tons of people. Two of my roommates Holly and Scott arrived on Sunday night. It was awesome to get to meet them. Scott is my “kiwi host” and is awesome! He has totally made the transition here so easy. I have spent quite a bit of time hanging out with him and his friends who are all really cool. Holly is from just out side of Buffalo, NY. She is really sweet but is still pretty quite. Orientation week was pretty crazy, lots of activities all day long, free food, free stuff, and lots of going out. The study abroad office ran a ... read more