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Hot Springs and School Girls

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July 26th 2007
Well I finally gathered the pictures of last weekend from all the various cameras on which they were taken so now I can share a few and show off some of my newly made friends. I have had 2 full weeks of school and my classes are proving to have far more reading than I can... well, read. Lectures seem to be quite a lot more interesting than at UW but it's probably because I am learning about th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Hanmer Springs

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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