Birthday

A Week of Firsts and Celebrations

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August 13th 2011
This week was filled with trying new things and celebrations! Monday was a first my flat mate Katrine from Norway introduced me to a new Sport... Handball. I fell in love with it. I mix of soccer and basketball throw in some of its own rules and add a dash of contact and you have handball. I joined the practice for a two hour game and it was a fast pace game with no time to think so you must be ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more