After officially being in New Zealand for a week, we awoke to a beautiful and sunny Sunday morning! It was nice to have the sun finally shining in through our windowpanes and to hear the birds singing (much different sounding than in the United States, but just as uniquely beautiful)! During the morning and early afternoon, we all enjoyed a nice amount of leisure time to do whatever we pleased! Some of the group chose to venture into Christchurch to explore and partake in a little climbing at the rock gym. The rest of us slept in, went to the grocery store, and even went for a jog with a beautiful view of the Southern Alps. A few of us took a short stroll into town for a quick lunch at “The Famous Grouse” restaurant and pub.
Around 2:00 p.m., our group reconvened for a trip to Mahoe Reserve to participate in a restoration project. We met with Sue Jarvis, who explained to us how the reserve was a project initially launched by students from nearby Lincoln High School as a “go green” project.
Our group lent a hand in planting numerous species of trees along the banks at the reserve in an effort to help restore some of the native vegetation.
Upon flipping through a photo scrapbook, we were able to witness the encouraging progress that Mahoe Reserve has made over the past few years in becoming closer to its original native state. There were also a few sweet pups running around the reserve, and everyone was able to get in their daily fix of animal lovin’!
We spent the evening back at the University catching up on our journals and mingling with all the new students who are back from the break…A lovely, relaxing Sunday in Kiwiland!
Cheers!
-Chelsea
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