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MorningTea withDaniel

7 Daysin the

South ls.

Across theDitch

GreatBreaks

Studentof theMonth

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Kia ora! m writing this while stuck on an Amtrak

train rom Philadelphia to Washington DC.

Theres some problem with the t racks ahead, and

weve been waiting or 90 minutes to start moving

again. Travelling can be ull o unoreseen delays!

I ve been all over the USA on this trip (rom LA toChicago, Indianapolis to Texas, Arkansas, NewJersey and Pennsylvania, and Im now on my way to

DC). Ive visited 10 universities, and talked to many

students who are thinking about studying abroad in

NZ. Ater my visit to Arkansas Ive been to 39 states!

Ialso appreciate again how dierent the USis rom NZ. Ive aced problems with peopleunderstanding my accent (Me to Texas countrysinger: We dont have this Texas music in New

Zealand. Texas country singer: Waityou dont

have chicken in where?). Ive had people ask me

where NZ is and whether we speak English, and Ive

been ollowing the presidential election coverage

with interest.

Now that were moving towards the last par t othe semester, its time to talk about makingarrangements or go ing home. In this newslet ter,

we have our own examples o misunderstandings

due to the New Zealand accent. Sian talks about

reverse culture shock, and gives you some tips or

overcoming it. Weve got plenty o travel highlights,

low lights and bests rom students around the

country or those o you looking or inspiration or

your inal adventures in New Zealand or Australia.

We also showcase a selection o entries in the

Iconic Images Photo Competition. The results will be

announced on Facebook!

Make sure you join up to the IFSA New ZealandAlumni page on Facebook when you get back tothe US, and i youre interested in helping us out on

your home campus, well send you more ino about the

IFSA-Butler Ambassador programme beore you leave.

Good luck or your last six-or-so weeks in NZ!Amy Rutherford, Editor

From the Editor

IFSA-Butler NZ

PO Box 1461, Wellington

Website: http://newzealand.ifsa-butler.org/

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (04) 471-0145

6 Iconic Images Challenge

5 Awesome Mid-Semester Breaks

3 Morning Tea

7 Across the Ditch4 7 Days in the South Island

Someone came up to Toria at uni and said I like

the plates in your hair and she said plates in my

hair? The person was reerring to what New

Zealanders call plaits in her hair, commonly

known as braids in the US. Victoria Justicz, UOT

11 NZ Experience: Rugby

8 Bunch of Fives

10 Student of the Month /

Reverse

Culture Shock

Kiwi Accent Bloopers


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SM:Where are you from andwhat do you study?.

DS:Im rom Philadelphia, born andraised, and Im a Drama major at

Kenyon College in Ohio.

SM:Why did you choose Otago?DS:I heard about it rom my sisterwho came to Dunedin or her study

abroad a long time ago, and a riend

who did the IFSA-Butler programmetwo years ago, and it sounded like

something I would be interested

in. I wanted a country without a

language barrier, and Im really into

camping and hiking so I chose

Dunedin.

SM:You recently starred in a playat the University of Otagos Allen

Hall Theatre called Sure Thing

by David Ives. How did you get

involved in that?

DS:The director, Joelle, was in aclass o mine. She told me that I

should come out and audition or

the show. I didnt really know that

many people, so I thought I might

give it a shot, seeing as I hadnt

been in a show in a while. It was a

one-act comedy (see pg pg 6 or

more details).

SM:How much time did it take up?

DS: At frst only three two-hourrehearsals a week, but when the

show date came closer it was our

rehearsals, fve rehearsals, then

the week o the show rehearsal

every day.

SM:You were hilarious in theplay. Your prole in the programme

for the play described you as

liking amongst other things cats

and laser pointers can youexplain? DS: The day beore theshow, Joelle asked us what we

would like to put in our character

bios. We sat around or a little

while discussing what would

be unniest. We pretended we

were putting personal ads in the

newspaper. I actually had no part in

deciding what mine said. Everyone

else came up with ideas or it. I do

like cats and laser pointers, but it

also said I like to

read my kindle, which is most

defnitely true. I love bringing it with

me on trips.

SM:How does the on-campustheatre at Otago compare to what

you have at home?

DS: Its a very dierent dynamic.At Otago they have Lunchtime

Theatre, so pretty much every week

a student-directed play is put on,

usually or a class. Students act,

stage-manage, and even write theshows themselves. At Kenyon, my

home university, they have a similar

set-up, but its only available to

frst year students. For the older

students there are also similar

opportunities, but much more

inrequently, because the shows are

much larger stage productions and

they are usually run by proessors or

senior students.

SM:With all that rehearsing,have you managed to do some

travelling while youve been here?

DS: Yes, the frst weeks orehearsals I was able to do the

Kepler Track in Te Anau and climb

Mt. Cargill. Over mid-semester

break I went on a great road trip

around the South Island. Ive gone

to nearby beaches a couple o times

as well. Luckily I have a car that I

bought with a couple o riends,so were able to get around pretty

easily.

SM: What would you say to aprospective student thinking

about studying abroad with

IFSA-Butler?

DS: Id say that its a great choice.The programme has helped enhancemy abroad experience to another

level. Our SSC, Sian is amazing and

is always checking in on us. I was

also able to connect with other great

American students and go on some

pretty amazing trips. Our most recent

trip to the Doubtul Sound was

amazing and probably the best thing

Ive done so ar in New Zealand.

Morning TeaDaniel Solway took time out for a lemon ginger tea with his SSC

Sian Munro, and tells how he has been combining his love of

treading the boards with life at Otago.

One o my latmates said he

was pissed. I thought he meant

that he was really upset about

something. It turns out that he

just meant that he was drunk.

Mike Brown, Massey Albany

Tor ias latmate said to her ater

a run: Im going to be naked lat-

er. She was a little taken aback

but what he actually said was

Im going to be knackered later.

The same latmate said Do you

want to watch Rainbow? Toria

thought it was a movie she had

not seen. About ten minutes into

it she realized he had said Do

you want to watch Rambo?

Victoria Justicz, UOT

What she said: Wheres Kate?

What I said: Wait, we brought

a kite?! Dylan Thomas & KylieFitzgerald, CAN



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A ter miraculously i tt ing al l our

gear, ood, and bodies into our car,

we began our adventure by driving

north up the east coast. Our irst

stop was Kaikoura, where we hiked

Mt. Fye. It was a tough, steady

climb up the mountain and although

ice prevented us rom reaching the

summit, the views along the inal

snow-covered ridge were deinitely

worth it. Ater camping or the night

we continued driving north towards

Nelson. We stopped along the way

at Cloudy Bay winery in Renwick or

a wine tasting and some tapas.

Then we set o or Abel Tasman

National Park, intending to camp,

but ater hiking through the rain

or a ew hours, we all welcomed

the sight o the Anchorage Hut,and were lucky enough to stay

there instead. We had planned to

spend our second day kayaking

in Abel Tasman, but the weather

did not cooperate. It cleared up

beautiully by the middle o the day

and we explored the area around

Anchorage Bay a li tt le more,

soaking in the sun at Pitts Head

and discovering a colony o nesting

Shags! We began the third leg o

our journey, heading south downthe West Coast. We spent a ull day

driving, with a stop at the beautiul

7 Days: South Island

Pancake Rocks, beore resting

at Franz Jose Glacier. The next

day we observed the two massive

glaciers, then spent the rest o the

day setting up camp at Gillespies

Beach. The beach was covered in

smooth rocks and dritwood and

seemed to go on orever. It was a

lovely place to relax or the night.

The sunset was one o the best

Ive seen and we even built a ire on

the beach!

In the morning came our inal

adventure the Copland Track.

The track was a li tt le rougher than

we were used to, with many roots

and rocks to climb over and lots

o mud! Unortunately, Dan lost

his battle with the mud, plunging

knee-deep early on in the hike. Wewinded along a beautiul aqua-

coloured river, crossing several

swing bridges along the way, beore

reaching the Welcome Flat hut.

This hut was deinitely the highlight

o the trip due to the natural hot

pools just two minutes away. Set

in a valley surrounded by snow-

capped mountains, the pools were

a great relie or our aching bodies.

It was the perect end to a longday o hiking and long week o

travelling. In the morning we raced

The Betsy Trouble Squad (aka UOT students Colleen Harper, Devon Cottle, Andrew Rhoads, Asher

Russem and Daniel Solway) hit the road again and went for a spin around the South Island at mid-

semester break in their jointly owned wheels. Colleen tells their story...

down to the car park and quickly

set o on the seven-hour drive

back to Dunedin, all looking orward

to sleeping in our own beds ater

an amazing

journey wi th

the Betsy

Trouble Squad.

I was in my anthropology tutorial

and we were split up into groups

playing a game that involved

reading questions about the

class o o cards. We had been

learning about the origins o

agriculture so a lot o them had

to do with domesticated animals.

For some reason most o my

cards that I read were questions

about cattle. Every time I said

cattle the people in my group

would get a little conused and

have me repeat the question

then come to realize what I said

and exclaim Oh! kettle.

Katie Oxman, UOT

Hiking above the snowline atMt Fye, in the Kaikoura Ranges.

Basking

in naturalhot pools.

Dont mess withThe Squad .


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David Wintczak: I went to

Sydney for six days and visited

Manly and Bondi (above), did

a couple of coastal walks, saw

some interesting art exhibits at

Cockatoo Island, took a trip to the

Blue Mountains, ate breakfast with

some koalas, and saw the sights.

Highlight: Walking up and

down the coast in the beautiulweather, listening to music, and

just relaxing. I watched a sunset

on the beach, enjoying a very nice

seaood dinner. Sydney had a much

bigger-city eel than any city Ive

experienced in NZ. The culture was

much more laid back than in the

US, similar to NZ, and way more

diverse than any Ive experienced in

the US.

Low-Light: Almost getting stuck at

the Sydney Olympic park. The erry

trip out there took a lot longer than

I expected and I thought I

was going to have to spend the

night there. Luckily another erry

came out!

Top tip: I would stay longer next

time and visit a ew more cities.

I wish I had let time to travel to

Cairns to see the Great Barrier

Ree. Id recommend spending a

Awesome Breaks

day at Manly Beach. It has beautiul

scenery and is a great place to just

sit, relax, and do nothing. Dont

travel in the Kings Cross area alone

at night. Sydney elt very sae at

night, except in this area.

Dylan Thomas: I spent four days

and three nights tramping on the

Abel Tasman Coast Track at the

north tip of the South Island. Fourof us - Alyshia, Daniel, Claire, and

myself - took on a little over

40 km of the track, then took a

water taxi along the coast back to

our starting point.

Highlight: Reaching our campsite at

Anchorage Bay on the irst evening.

We expected a modest site in the

woods, and instead we got the

most beautiul beachside view Ive

ever seen, with enough daylight letto soak it all in!

Low-light: My old hiking boots are

apparently a bit past their prime, so

our days on the trail let me with

heaps o blisters. And dont even

get me started on the sandlies...

Top tip: Check out as many o the

dayhikes as your t rip will allow. We

took a couple o side journeys, and

they were some o the best parts

o our trip. Also, be sure to check

the tide tables and plan your tramp

accordingly!

Holly Hinshelwood: With my Kiwi

parents, Dave and Yoko, who

I meet through Operation

Friendship, I spent a weekend

at Cracroft, a sheep farm in

Geraldine. Spending the weekend

with other Kiwi families and inter-

national students, we had a great

weekend walking about the farm,

learning more about sheep farming

and meeting other Kiwi families!

Highlight: I really enjoyed the tour

o the arm, as we walked about

the old Cracrot homestead and

learned about the establishment o

the arm and how it had changed

through the years, and the sheep

shearing process. I enjoyed spend-

ing time with older Kiwis versus unistudents, as they oer a dierent

perspective on NZ and can explain

the history and traditions here.

Low-light:The weekend went by

way too quickly!

Top tip: Take opportunities when

they come along. I learnt about a

business that built NZ, and also

about local history and plant lie. A

great way to get o and away rom

campus or a weekend!

Meet three CAN students who made the most of their mid-semester break....

A view of Sydney captured by David.

Hollys hosts ham it up (right).

Dylan on theAbel Tasman. s.


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Iconic Images Challenge

Here are a random selection of the

stunning images you sent us for this

Challenge. Check out the IFSA

Facebook page for voting and

competition winners. Thanks to

all who took up the Challenge!


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Across the Ditch

Hannah Hallock:

I travelled to Melbourne, Australia

or a week and a hal during mid-

semester break this semester. I

know that since I live in New

Zealand Im not supposed to saythis but I love Australia!

My riend, Jess, who lives in my

hall at Massey University, was kind

enough to let me stay at her home

in the heart o Melbourne and also

at her arm about an hour and a

hal rom Melbourne, towards the

coast. Yes, I saw heaps o wild

kangaroos (I knew you were

wondering). They werent in the

city but at Jess arm, located right

beside a national orest, there were

heaps o them in herds o 10-60

grazing in the cattle pastures.

While in Australia, my riend Haley

(a Canadian also rom my hall) and

I went on an Ocean Road Tour.

We saw the 12 apostles, although

there are only seven standing

now; London Bridge (a naturally

made bridge out o rock that had

ironically allen down); heaps o

koalas, as well as a good chunko the southern west coast o

Australia. My avour ite part was

Theyd heard about all the famous rivalry

between our countries, so Hannah, and

Laura and Toria (right) decided to nd out

whether OZ is all its cracked up to be....

the colourul wild parrots that were

lying above us and landed on our

heads and shoulders in hopes o

getting something to eat.

A couple o days a ter the tou r we

rode Jess horses and her riendshorses at Balnarring Beach. It was

one o those experiences that you

dream about but you never think

will actually come true, let alone in

Australia. Back to the huge city o

Melbourne. It has more than ive

large universities within the city

limits. There were heaps o trams

and trains, o course. The trams

actually used the lanes that cars

drove on, and Jess constantly

went on about howannoying they are or

people driving cars. I

had a wonderul stay in

Australia and I suggest

it or anyone travelling

ater their studies!

Laura Friedland and

Victoria Justicz, UOT:

We kicked o in

gorgeous o Sydney,

where we promptlyvisited every major

tourist stop in the

city, including the Opera House

and Sydney Harbour Bridge. We

were lucky enough to have perect

weather and riendly relatives to

show us the area. A highlight was

exploring the Eastern beachesboardwalks.

Our next stop was Byron Bay, a

down-to-earth hippie village illed

with surers, good vibes, and

riendly olks to show you around.

We took a suring lesson with our

new buddies rom the Byron Bay

Lodge, our home or three days.

Brisbane, our last stop, proved to

be much more exciting than the

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We posed a bunch of ve deep and meaningful questions to our students, and this is how they answered.

BestsayingyouveheardinNewZeala

nd:

Keenasabean

BestmealyouvehadinNewZealand:

OnboardtheFiordlandNavigatorduring

theAdventureWeekend.

Bestpieceofadviceforastudent

comingtoNewZealand:Buywhatever

s

onspecialatthegrocerystoredont

makeashoppinglist.

Best24hoursinNewZealand:Seeingt

he

mostbeautifulsunriseeverontheBealey

SpurTrackatArthursPass.

BestthingyouvelearnedinNewZeala

nd:

AlotofNewZealandslandmassis

actuallyunderwater!

KinaViola,UOT

Kina rates the food on the

Fiordland Navigator.

Best sayingyouve heard in New Zealand:

Saying Cheers instead of thankyou. It justsounds much more casual and friendly.

Best meal youve had in New Zealand: This maynot count as a meal but I have to say a Tim Tamslamis the best thing ever! I ts when you biteoff twoopposite corners ofa Tim Tam and suckup hot chocolate. The biscuit starts to melt thenyou eat the TimTam before it falls apart. And yesI havehad this as an entire meal.

Best piece of advice for a student coming

to New Zealand:The best way to explore NewZealand is by hiking so be sure to bring anyhiking equipment you have. Hiking boots are area must for any walkyou go on since it gets reallymuddy here.

Best 24 hours inNew Zealand: Sunday overbreakin Queenstown wasthe best 24 hours. Iwent bungy jumping at the Nevis which is thehighest bungy in New Zealand. I also did thegiant swing which was a blast. We went backtotown to get lunch at the Fergburger which hasthebest burgers in New Zealand in my opinion.

Then we went jet boating on the Shotover River.After all our adrenaline activities were done wehad our free dinner at the hostel then went outto the barsfor one last night out before gett ingup bright and early to make our way toMilfordSound.

Bestthing youve learned in New Zealand:Ilearnt that it is possible for a rainforest to beright up against a glacier. I never would have

thought that a glacier and a rain forest wouldbe anywhere near each other.

Mike Brown, Massey Albany

Itgetsmuddyhere,sobringyourboots,saysMike.

The mighty Tim Tam.AdventurousKina.

Bunch of Fives


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Cara Smith, Mass. Palmerston North

Best saying youve heard inNewZealand:

Anythingwiththeword keen. Sounds fine

when Kiwis say it, but whenever an american

saysa sentencewith keen it always sound really

weird!

Best meal youve had in New Zealand:

Easilytherumppie I had fromthe Ferg Bakery in

Queenstown. (Even better thanthe Fergburger)

Best piece of advice for a student comingto

New Zealand:Prepare to never sleep.So many

greatthings todoand you have to do it all.

Best 24 hours in New Zealand:Roadtr ip down

theWest Coast ofThe SouthIsland. Extremely

beautiful.

Best thing youvelearned in NewZealand:America is almostthe butt of every joke

AlexMorton, UAK

AlexrecommendsaroadtripdowntheWestCoast.

EricaWineland-Thomson,UAK

Best sayingyouve heard in New Zealand:Im knackered! (As in, What agreat hike,

Imknackered).

Best meal youve had in NewZealand:Personallycaught red snappereaten withina couplehoursand panfried with gingerand

lemononabedofrocket.

Best piece ofadvicefora student comingto New Zealand: Dont be afraidtotrysomethingnew!

Best 24 hours inNewZealand:Walkedto theAucklandDomainwithmyboyfriendandspenthalfthedaynapping,readingand picnickinginthe sunenjoying thebeginningofspring. Thenwewenttothemuseum(forfreesinceweareAuckland residents!) andin theeveningmadeascrumptious dinnerinourapartment.

Best thing youve learned inNewZealand:TheMaori invented trenchwarfare, whichwasadopted bytheBrit ishandbrought to Europe inthefirst World War.

Best saying youve heard in New Zealand:

Everythingeveryone says, ever!


A Ferg Burger, inQueenstown.

Best piece ofadvice for a student coming

to New Zealand:Be ready to walk up hills

to class.Best 24 hours inNew Zealand: Walking theKepler Track(though it takes a little

bit longer).

Bestthing youvelearned in New Zealand:

MasseyWellington design lecturers are

fantastic, I would transfer if I could!

Sarah Siere, Mass. Wellington

Best saying youve heard in New Zealand:

Take only photos, leave only ootpr ints.


Skyline buet in Queenstown.

Best piece of advice for a student coming to

New Zealand: Go on as many adventures as

you can.

Best 24 hours in New Zealand: In Kaikoura,

kayaking with seals, trying ire twirling, hang-

ing out with an awesome Kiwi, painting, and

seeing the early mornings sun relect o the

mountains.

Best thing youve learned in New Zealand:

So hard to choose, but learning how to sur ishigh up there because it is something I have

always wanted to learn.

Dont beafraidto trysomething

new, says Erica.


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We talked at orientation about experiencing culture

shock while you settled into lie in NZ. Some o you have

told me about how you eel like youve adapted to some

o the kiwi ways o lie. We call this acculturation. You

might not expect it, but when you get home youll

probably experience some orm o reverse culture shock.

I deinitely did when I moved back rom living overseas.

I had to turn the car radio o because I couldnt stand

listening to the broad kiwi accent. Its dierent oreveryone. You might settle back into lie without a hitch

and soon eel like youve never been away. Or you might

eel a bit isolated rom the people and experiences you

let behind. Here are a ew coping strategies to help you:

Embrace the shock:Relect on things youthought were rustrating or plain ridiculous while you

were in New Zealand and enjoy how things are at

home (even i its just that you can understand what

people are saying 100% o the time!)

Plan and keep busy at home:Dont expecteveryone to drop everything to see you. While youve

been in NZ having a wonderul time, theyve beengetting on with their own lives and commitments.

Be realistic:Expect some interest rom people backhome, but not sitting through a thousand photos o

places and people they dont know. Choose your best

photos, print them o and show those. Its also a nice

distraction or you i you need a study break.

Keep in touch: Other students who have not been onyour programme are not going to ully understand what

you have been through. Sometimes a lack o interest isveiled jealousy and its probably not surprising ater

all your great times. I you stay in touch with the

riends youve made here, youll be able to re-live

the memories.

Tell your story at your home school:While web-sites are great, prospective study abroad students will

get more out o a ive minute conversation with you

than they would rom an entire website.

You may not realize the ul l extent o how much you have

changed, matured, learnt new lie skills and had lie

changing experiences. Remember and appreciate what

you have gained, but enjoy where you are at home as well.

Keep looking or new travel experiences -I know some o

you are planning your next adventures already!

Student of the MonthId like to nominate Daniel Solway or

his stellar perormance in the play

Sure Thing. Daniel perormed at the

UOTs Allen Hall Theatre. He helpedout a ellow theatre student and got

involved in something outside the

classroom, auditioning or the part and

winning the role. In the play, two people

meet at a ca and their encounter

turns into a irst date, but every time

the conversation takes a turn or

the worse a bell rings and they start

over. Eventually they are on the same

wavelength and the relationship can

progress. It was a one act play with

two main actors and heaps o dialogue

and comedy. Daniel was brilliant and

12 o us were able to watch his second

show. Judging by the swarm o people

around him aterwards, we werent the

only ones congratulating him! On top o

his rehearsals and perormances, Daniel

also managed to do some amazing

trips during his semester so or his

time management, willingness to get

involved in something a little dierent,Curling King Daniel Solway

Kaikoura, on the east coast o the

South Island, is a ishing town located

in a cove, so its a sae haven or manydierent sea animals. The town is

renowned or the thousands o seals

that call the area home. On arrival, our

bus driver took us out to one o the

seal colonies that lies a short distance

rom the town centre and we were able

to have a close-up experience with the

seals. As the video shows on the IFSA

New Zealand Facebook page, on our

way out o the town the next day our

bus driver surprised us once again,

dropping us o on the side o the road

to check out a little ootpath going into

the orest. Upon entering the ootpath,which ollowed a stream into the orest,

we were greeted by several seal pupsplaying out the mouth. At the end o thetrail, were about 100 more seal pups

playing in a sizable pool being ed bya waterall. This was about as close to

paradise that one could be. We learnedthat the pool was used as a sanctuary/

nursery or the pups while their mothers

were out eeding or the day, as wellas being a sae place or the pups to

practice swimming and the develop thegraceulness that they need to survive

later in lie. All in all it was a great littletown and an incredible natural wonder.

Nolan Dixon, VUW

and commitment to his crat I think he

deserves Student o the Month.

SSC Sian Munro, UOT

A favour itespot for

Kaikouraseal pups

Coping with reverse culture shock


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Being around rugby here inNew Zealand has been such an

experience compared to playing in

the U.S. Growing up, I had no idea

what rugby was, and since I star ted

playing about our years ago, it

has been hard to encounter other

Amer icans who play or have played

rugby, or even know anything about

the sport.

Having been here about three

months and experiencing a sports

culture that revolves around rugby

has been awesome. Everywhere I

go around New Zealand, whether

it is the gym, a restaurant, or a bar,

there is a good chance rugby is on

the television. In the U.S., I might

get lucky to watch a rugby game

on TV once every three months.

Another major di erence is how

many people play the sport and

the ages that they began playing.

Most Americans that play or have

played rugby began playing attheir university. On the other hand,

Kiwis begin playing rugby at as

young as the age o ive. I also

had the opportunity to go to an

Al l Blacks versus Australia game,

and the atmosphere was amazing.

The exc itement and passion in

the stadium rom both the ans

and players made or such a great

experience watching the game.

Also, playing interaculty rugby at

the University o Auckland was

an eye opening experience. I was

very surprised at the intensity

and level o competition in such

an unorganised league. It was

comparable to the competition I

have played against at my university

in the States with a lot less practice

and dierent players rom week

to week. My experience in NZ and

around rugby has been everything I

hoped or and more.

Robert Cannell (University of Auckland) got rst hand experience of the differences between Rugby U.S

style and the game of Rugby played in New Zealand.

The All Blacks play the Wallabies.Robert (centre) playing for Uni.

NZ Experience: Rugby

1. Walk the boardwalk around

Bondi Beach with a local.

2. Time the erry ride back rom

Manly Beach or sunset.

3. Experience every ice cream

store you lay eyes on

4. Stop in Byron Bay, and you

may be tempted to stay

orever!

5. Dance on the tables at Cheeky

Monkeys in Byron Bay.

6. See turtles while scuba diving

at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay.

7. Have a night out in Surers

Paradise, the Miami o

Australia.

8. Frolic in the Brisbanes

beautiul botanical gardens.

9. Dip your toes in the water at

South Bank beach, Brisbane.

10. Make riends rom all over

the world at every hostel.

Aussies had made it out to be. We

ound it to be incredibly vibrant,

with plenty to explore in the two

days we stayed there. We spent

a restul aternoon lounging in the

botanical gardens - a pleasant

surprise to ind nestled in the

middle o a big city. With Lauras

newly acquired straw hat in tow,

we said our inal goodbyes to the

riends wed made along the way

and looked orward to telling all

the Kiwis about how abulous

Australia is.

While we had a antastic time

exploring the island next door,

we are happy to be back in New

Zealand. The warm weather and

beaches in Australia were beautiul,

but New Zealand eels a bit more

relaxed and the residents moreadventurous, both things that drew

us here to begin with.

(Continued from page 7)

Laura & Victorias top 10 Oz acvies

Brisbanesfamous

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