New Zealand

From July to November of 2015, I spent a semester studying abroad at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. While I was there I had the opportunity to travel throughout New Zealand and experience the adventure of a lifetime! Below are links to all my blog posts written in and about New Zealand. Enjoy!


The Journey


 
A Day Exploring Campus


Orientation


One “Sweet As” Weekend


It’s a Small World (Plus more pictures!)


More Pictures and Today


New Plymouth, NZ


July 2015


Napier and Hastings


2 Decades


The Main Land: New Zealand’s South Island


Snowboarding


 
Balance


A Dangerous Business


Australia: The Land Down Under


Living on the Edge


Quirky New Zealand


 
And Back Again

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