Weekly Blog #14
When I first arrived in New Zealand, I was stressed. I had so many questions about what life would be like, what school would be like, what trips I would take, and if I would like it. Honestly, I hadn't done a ton of research about New Zealand or the surrounded area before deciding to come. I knew they had a good Biology program (a necessity) and I knew it was outdoorsy and beautiful (two other necessities). Now, I look at New Zealand as a place I can call home. I felt comfortable traveling around the city on my own, going grocery shopping or running errors in the city. I feel confident and not as if I am in a foreign city, but a city that I know and I am fully a part of. When I first arrived, I thought the city was huge. I thought it was so complex and filled with different neighborhoods and various suburbs, I wasn't sure how I was going to explore and do it all. Although, my first impression of the city wa...