From Christchurch we headed for Twizel, a very small mountain town in Mt. Cook National Park. On the road to Twizel, we stopped at Lake Pukaki, an alpine lake. After first stopping to see the beautiful views of Mt. Cook, we hiked around the area […]
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Kia Ora, Aotearoa
For my undergraduate studies in geology, I needed to fulfill a field camp class. Luckily, the field camp happened to be in New Zealand–a place I’ve always wanted to visit. So, December 17th I met up with two of my good friends, who were in […]
Mahalo, Hawaii
Early April, I went with my friends to the top of the Tantalus Lookout to watch the sunset. The lookout has such a beautiful view of the city lights. Later in the month, we went to King Kamehameha III’s Summer Palace ruins. It is supposed […]
March
I realize I have not uploaded a blog in a while. I have been very busy this past month trying to squeeze in as much as possible, and honestly haven’t really thought about putting up a post. But here are some photos of what I […]
Rainy Days
Unfortunately, the weather has not been on our side lately. For the past three weeks, the weather is nice and sunny during the week, and once the weekend comes, it gets cloudy and rainy. There isn’t too much to do in Oahu that is indoor, […]
Koko Crater, Kailua, Manoa Falls
Sunday the 21st, I tried a couple new foods. I got lunch at a restaurant called Da Hawaiian Poke Company, where I ordered the Crunchy Spicy Ahi Poke Bowl with a side of Crab Potato Salad. The potato salad was amazing, and so were the […]
First Week
This week was my first week of classes. They went relatively well. One worth mentioning is Ceramics, where I will be required to submit around 15 projects (as someone who has never done any sort of 3-D art, this makes me very nervous, but also […]
ALOHA
On January 11, 2018, I arrived in Honolulu, HI. After flying for almost 23 hours, I was even more excited to step off the plane into warm weather and palm trees. My school, The University of Dayton, has a sister school called Chaminade University in […]
