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Reflections on My Time in Aotearoa: Wrapping Up an Unforgettable Semester

The semester is finally wrapping up, and my time here in Aotearoa is also coming to an end. The last week of lectures and tutorials will occur next week, with a longer few weeks of final exams to round out the semester. Fortunately, I have one final exam…
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Student Story: Group Challenge Pays Off

Brandeis University student, Sarah Glickman, shares her story of how she won a group competition during her Spring '16 semester abroad at University of Auckland. As part of my studies at the University of Auckland, I enrolled in an unusually structured…

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The Great Flag Debate

Out with the Old, In with the New? In March this year New Zealanders have to decide whether to keep the old flag – the Union Jack with the Southern Cross constellation, or vote for a new flag – a silver fern with the Southern Cross. NZ has long wanted…

Kate Casey

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Student Reflects on NZ Experience

This semester, New Zealand was represented on the Student Blogs by Julian, a Santa Clara University student who studied at the University of Auckland. In his farewell post, he had some wonderful things to say about his experience. "In the past 6 months…

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Go Eagles - Rugby World Cup

USA plays in the Rugby World Cup 2015 This month sees the start of the event that New Zealand waits for every four years. While we may not be much when it comes to other quadrennial events like the Olympic Games, New Zealand watches with baited breath…

Kate Casey

Co-Curricular Learning

Auckland Activity Weekend

Black Water Rafting at Waitomo Caves By Marie Gleichauf, Rice University student, University of Auckland My study abroad group went to see the Waitomo Glowworm Caves and surf in Raglan. The tour of the caves consisted of getting in a super thick wetsuit…

Jane Gunn-Lewis

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Rugby Runs Deep

By Ned Davy Rugby runs deep in New Zealand. It is the game that tackled the kiwi imagination in the 1880s, and never let go.  There’s an old English saying that football (soccer) is a game for gentlemen played by thugs, and that rugby is a game for…

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14 Lessons in 14 Days!

Elsie Humes, Denison University student, studying at Victoria University of Wellington, shares insights on her study abroad experience here in New Zealand. Kia Ora! I pretty much love everything about the outdoors so NZ has been the perfect match.…

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Pavlova Wars!

The Aussies might occasionally beat us at rugby and even more occasionally at cricket but NZ definitely wins the argument, which has been raging since 1935, over which country invented the pavlova. After intensive research, the Oxford English Dictionary…

Kate Casey

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The Spirit of ANZAC

By Tom Swan, Student Support Coordinator, Canterbury ANZAC day, 25 April 2015, is a particularly special ANZAC day for two reasons: firstly it marks the 100th anniversary of the first major military campaign fought by Australian and New Zealand forces…

Jane Gunn-Lewis

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