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July 2014 - NQ takes NZ
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Mr Xiao's Dad dropped me off at YHA Auckland City (the hostel that would be hosting over 50 University of California students) and I checked into my unsurprisingly mediocre room at around 9 am. It featured such luxury items as one outlet positioned about an inch above my roommate's bed, a tiny towel rack (no towels - though luckily A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Other side of big crater. Hi I'm Natalie what's your name? Where are you from (implying which UC)? Which school are you going to here?
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March 2015 - NQ takes NZ
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So I'm back in LA, but that's not important right now. What matters is that I haven't fulfilled my storytelling duties. In the New Zealand university system, your spring break is two weeks long and is sandwiched between two six-week periods of earnest learning. I didn't even realize spring break was approaching, probably because hello. It was August, but suddenly all the other international students were talking about going to Bali or Australia and I was like oh hey. Maybe I should think about this.
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Pulling Weeds for Strangers - NQ takes NZ
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Pulling Weeds for Strangers. I thought working on a farm would be the perfect way to finish up my time in New Zealand (before my parents arrived for our holiday extravaganza, of course). I mentioned this to the infamous Xiao and he was skeptical. "What do you think working on a farm is like? He asked. "I don't know, getting up early and doing hard labour? I responded, though I really meant, "I don't know, playing with lambs and calves and other baby animals? Is this not farming? When I dropped Chloe off ...
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October 2014 - NQ takes NZ
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So I’ve been in New Zealand for almost four months and as we all know, I was quite eager for the rural life. Just how rural are we talking? Well, Westwood’s population is about 47,000. And this is just a neighborhood within Los Angeles, which is blessed with a population of about 3.8 million and a population density of 8200/sq mi. The town of Lincoln has about 3500 residents. The population density is 1000/sq mi. You could say the difference is noticeable. What it’s like being on campus in LA:. It’...
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My Untold Adventures - NQ takes NZ
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So I'm back in LA, but that's not important right now. What matters is that I haven't fulfilled my storytelling duties. In the New Zealand university system, your spring break is two weeks long and is sandwiched between two six-week periods of earnest learning. I didn't even realize spring break was approaching, probably because hello. It was August, but suddenly all the other international students were talking about going to Bali or Australia and I was like oh hey. Maybe I should think about this.
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November 2014 - NQ takes NZ
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So I've left Farm Road for good. I've binned all my schoolwork. And I've left people that I will never see again. Sounds sad but just keepin it real. I'm still in New Zealand, but moving out of Lincoln was the symbolic end to a very interesting trip. The last few weeks at Lincoln were quintessentially Lincoln. And by that I mean they were filled with crazy parties, farm animals for days, and a healthy serving of strange kiwi lingo. My flatmates and I were characters from Finding Nemo. Sweet) as = cool.
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December 2014 - NQ takes NZ
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Pulling Weeds for Strangers. I thought working on a farm would be the perfect way to finish up my time in New Zealand (before my parents arrived for our holiday extravaganza, of course). I mentioned this to the infamous Xiao and he was skeptical. "What do you think working on a farm is like? He asked. "I don't know, getting up early and doing hard labour? I responded, though I really meant, "I don't know, playing with lambs and calves and other baby animals? Is this not farming? When I dropped Chloe off ...
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August 2014 - NQ takes NZ
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Bungy jumping is one of those things I’ve always thought I might do. Like when people ask you, “Would you ever bungy jump? 8221; the answer has always been “yeah duh.” I thought of it this way: bungy jumping is cool and I am also cool therefore I’m down with the bungy. When my university chartered a bus to Queenstown, the ORIGIN CITY of bungy jumping, I decided I must do the bungy. And yes, they call it "bungy" there, so I have decided to spell accordingly. It’s not too bad. First they put you in the har...
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UCEAP Orientation - NQ takes NZ
http://nqtakesnz.blogspot.com/2014/07/uceap-orientation.html
Mr Xiao's Dad dropped me off at YHA Auckland City (the hostel that would be hosting over 50 University of California students) and I checked into my unsurprisingly mediocre room at around 9 am. It featured such luxury items as one outlet positioned about an inch above my roommate's bed, a tiny towel rack (no towels - though luckily A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Other side of big crater. Hi I'm Natalie what's your name? Where are you from (implying which UC)? Which school are you going to here?
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Goodbye Forever? - NQ takes NZ
http://nqtakesnz.blogspot.com/2014/11/goodbye-forever.html
So I've left Farm Road for good. I've binned all my schoolwork. And I've left people that I will never see again. Sounds sad but just keepin it real. I'm still in New Zealand, but moving out of Lincoln was the symbolic end to a very interesting trip. The last few weeks at Lincoln were quintessentially Lincoln. And by that I mean they were filled with crazy parties, farm animals for days, and a healthy serving of strange kiwi lingo. My flatmates and I were characters from Finding Nemo. Sweet) as = cool.
