My fifth week of classes was fairly busy as I had my first three assignments of the trimester due! It felt kinda strange not having turned anything in until now but I’m not complaining! Here is a drawing I made as a concept piece for my Visual Narrative children's book! During class, we presented our... Continue Reading →

Hey everyone! Welcome back to the blog! The trimester is speeding along, faster than I'd like. This week was busy! I had my first three projects looming so I had to whip myself into shape. Classes: This week I was hard at work on my Artificial Intelligence assignment in which we were implementing Machine Learning... Continue Reading →

My study abroad program hosts a few fun excursions throughout the trimester. The biggest and only overnight adventure was two weekends ago (Mar 17th to 19th) and they took us to Abel Tasman National Park! This trip was just for Wellington students unlike orientation when we were with Auckland students too and a couple people... Continue Reading →

Here’s a little update about the week of March 13th. After an exhausting weekend of tramping, it was nice to be back in my flat. Speaking of which, here are some photos of what my flat looks like when you leave my room. Now you can better visualize where I live! Hallway Living room My... Continue Reading →

On Friday March 10, after numerous trips to Wellington's outdoor stores, it was time to head out on the Tramping Club's Freshers Trip. We had to carry everything we needed on our backs so I had to pack smart. Well over 100 people were on the trip so they split us into groups that we... Continue Reading →

Hi everyone! This has been yet another eventful week! This city on the other side of the world is starting to feel more and more familiar! On Saturday, I went to Zealandia, a wildlife reserve with friends and saw some adorable Takahe birds, a type of parrot called a Kaka and a Tuatara. Fun fact,... Continue Reading →

After a month of doing the abroad part, I finally had to add the word "study" in front of it. Sunset in Wellington symbolizing the end of my time abroad without schoolwork Monday February 27, 2023 My first day going to Uni! I got lunch with my Arcadia friends Rebekah and Skye at a little... Continue Reading →

Orientation week was full of fun scheduled events! Friday though didn't have as much going on at my hall so instead I met up with my Arcadia friends Skye and Rebekah and we went back to Mt Victoria where we climbed to the peak and also checked out some Lord of the Rings filming locations.... Continue Reading →

Victoria University has a week for hall orientations and getting acclimated before the semester begins. Everton Hall, my hall, arranged a ton of activities for us! On Tuesday, my flatmates and I were a team for Amazing Race. Basically, we had to walk around Wellington with an app on our phone and when we got... Continue Reading →

At last, after a few weeks traveling around Australia and a couple days of orientation in Auckland, I was off to Wellington, where I will be living and going to school for the rest of the semester. Our Arcadia group woke up early on Sunday, drove from Rotorua to Auckland and those of us going... Continue Reading →

Thursday morning, the morning after arriving in Auckland, I went downstairs to the lobby with my luggage and met up with one of the Arcadia leaders, Olivia. Arcadia is a college in Pennsylvania that coordinates my study abroad program. More students started to show up and we began orientation with nine students although we were... Continue Reading →

I woke up early to visit an island off the side of Tasmania. The island is named Maria (pronounced like Mariah) and it is home to a diversity of animals. It also used to be a penal colony but now has been turned into a national park. It is extremely remote with no cars allowed... Continue Reading →