Heading down for a weekend of (hopefully) running through the redwoods, checking out Māori art and cultural sites and geothermal hot springs, aaaand maybe even seeing some live kiwi birds (!!!). I want to steal one so badly it hurts my heart/uterus just thinking about it. (Only if it’s cheap to see them though -- I’m gonna be wicked poor very soon.)
LOOK AT THIS THING WHAT COULD BE CUTER
BAY OF ISLANDS - JAN 24-25
Dartmouth-run trip. Not sure what it entails yet but I’m still excited! Our first excursion when we arrived was awesome so I have faith in the Mouthdart people on this.
rugby match (chiefs vs. Blues) - Feb 14
Plus a BBQ at our prof’s house beforehand! Looking forward to watching some rugby. I miss it a lot, minus the concussion and constant bruises part.
Tongariro Northern Circuit - feb 20-23
So excited to be doing one of the Great Walks so soon! It’s 43K around some volcanoes and looks really rugged and epic. It’s Mt. Doom, for any LOTR nerds out there. Going with seven other people on the FSP and we’ll camp out along the way.
Soon enough I’ll have my own pictures of this instead of google image search results. Hooray!
Can’t believe how many cool things I’ll be getting to do! I wish I had more time + money. Being stuck in the city during the week is such torture. All I want is to get away from the massive crowds of people and scamper around in the mountains and swim in the ocean and never go back to Dartmouth. If only I could stay until I was deported. Oh well.
So much to look forward to in the coming weeks! Feeling grateful.