Back In The Groove

     I'm back in New Zealand!!! I've been trying to keep up with the increase of students and as a result, student life in general. There are a lot of talented people including singers, gymnasts, and thinkers. There are a lot of Canadians this time from BC, Alberta, Manitoba, and one Saskatchewan and Yukon. Most of the America

ns are the ones that came back from last semester. Then there's 2 new dutch people and a lot of Germans. Also surprising is that there are no kiwis (New Zealanders) at all. Another surprise is an Aussie (Australian). Now when the lecturers make fun of Australians and then say, "Oops are there any Aussie's here?" We'll have whom they are looking for! 

    This week was mostly overview of life here at Capernwray. We did a Kahoots quiz to test our knowledge from mailboxes to modesty at the end of the week and everybody did a decent job. Friday night, we made our first fire of the term and sang worship songs and talked. Saturday, we went on a hike (Karangahake Gorge) then to the beach. Since it's been in the 80's - 90's all week, we were relieved when the beach day was cloudy. There were huge waves but we could still touch the ground so it was amazing to be rolled about by the foam or jump the crest only to fall a few feet down the other side when it broke. 

   I've been able to have some really amazing conversations with people. Meeting all the new people was as much a blast as I'd thought it would be. Thank you for continuing to read my blog and I love all the letters and packages! 

Bad picture but kind of shows the deep dark mining shaft we hiked into. No flashlights allowed so we could see the glow worms and experience for ourselves the darkness, puddles, and orange clay with a bunch of new friends.