Easter Camp, Lyttelton, 16th Birthday and much more :))

Kia Ora, guys! :)
Here comes an update from the couple last weeks in "Down Under"!!
There were lots of cool things happening, such as heaps of day trips with the international students from my school, excursions with my hostfamily and friends, etc. ((:




Let's start with this lovely family here:

This is Tafoy, his wife and their little son. Tafoy is the adopted son of my hostfamily and now lives with his own little family in Australia. They were staying at our house for a few days, they're real nice! (;

Rangiora High School - Term 1

Hey folks! ;)

I'm sorry I'm coming quite late with that post, Term 2 has just started, but never mind, here we go with some events and pics from Term 1! :)

Despite of all those different activities you can find in my other posts, there's one daily routine: school.

Of course I'm not just here for chilling, travelling around and having fun, nooooo :D I'm going to school every week as in Germany.

As in England, pupils are wearing uniform. That's mine:

Hobbitset, Surfing, Bungy Jump, Water Rafting and much more!

Hey folks!! (:

At first: Sorry I haven't written anything for the last time! I was on a North Island Tour for 2 weeks during the holidays - it was amazing! Seriously, I advise that to everyone who stays or plans to go to New Zealand. :)
For those who have no idea what it is: There are organisations offering 8 - 11 days tours to the South or North Island of the country. You go there with a group of about 30-50 other international students and travel around to see different places, staying in hostels at night.
During the day you do maaaany many activities together which are a lot of fun and you get to know the group muh better!
Anyway, I want to show you some of our pictures now!! (;




Arriving at the airport in New Zealand's capital - Wellington - passengers immediatly feel that they're in the country of the 'Hobbit'!

Adventurous Kaikoura and Nelson!

Hey guys!! (:

Now here comes the announced report about Kaikoura! Actually I went on two big trips last month, I'll tell you about both - one of them was with my hostfamily to Kekerengu, a village close to Kaikoura, and the other one was a tour with the Outdoor Education group from my school to Nelson and Kaikoura over 3 days. :))
Both trips were just amazing and I can't really describe the beauty of the nature and all those fantastic places we've seen!! That's why I'll mostly show you our pictures in this post.


- Startig with the trip to Kekerengu:

My first time in Rangiora, Christchurch

Kia Ora!! :)
This is Maori for "Hello"!

It's been six weeks now since I am here, in New Zealand. Unbelievable!! I feel like I've only stayed one week in this country - time passes soo quickly!
That's why I'd like to give you an update of my first month in Rangiora, the village I live in.

Welcome to Rangiora!

NEW ZEALAND! - Arrival & Preparation Week in Wellington

Hey guys!

Finally arrived in the land of the long white cloud - Aotearoa (Maori for "New Zealand")!!! :)
Can't believe that I am really here, after all this waiting and doing my favourite activity: counting days. Everything's new, everything we do seems exciting, fantastic - unreal.

Welcome to China!

So folks, now I can finally give you a report on my exciting trip to China!! :)

I've been back since the 16th of January and I admit that those impression still have a big influence on me and I'm sure they'll stay for a long time! The things we've seen, experienced and felt were really new for us and unique. Some of the happenings are even almost undescribable, but I'll try to get you a little closer to the topic and our experiences ;)

Golden State California (: - Part 2

... and here we go again, starting with Part 2! (;

Here you can see our German Room at Sequoia High School: