The Land of the Long White Cloud

Lillian Beach March 2, 2017

“The Land of the Long White Cloud” is the English translation for the Maori term “Aotearoa”, which is an alternative name for New Zealand.  Situated in the Southern Hemisphere East of Australia, New Zealand is a beautiful little country made up of three… More

Kia Ora From Down Under

Madelline Morgan-Knox February 28, 2017

Kia Ora! Greetings from Dunedin. After a seamless string of flights from Madison to Chicago to Los Angeles to Auckland….I arrived in New Zealand on February 16th! It’s weird to think that February 15th, 2017 never existed for me and never will due to… More

Post-Departure

Victor-Alan Weeks February 22, 2017

Kia Ora! So I left from Dallas Love Field Airport after swinging through Texas to visit a couple friends and ended up getting to LA at 10:30 AM, approximately 10 hours before my flight to Auckland. Being in the airport for so long takes its toll, but… More

Next Stop: New Zealand

Jay Burnett February 13, 2017

About a year and a half ago, I found myself sitting next to a German on a flight from Atlanta to Minneapolis. He was in the States to get his degree from the University of Minnesota, and although we were both exhausted from our international flights,… More

Preparing for New Zealand

Kristin Kinchla February 7, 2017

Choosing where to go and what school to attend, unlike many, was not a tough choice for me. Seeing how close the school was to the mountains and the beach instantly made me fall in love with it. New Zealand itself is a place full of amazing opportunities… More

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