Ive traveled to a lot of diffent places and too a lot of places all over the world, but every where ive gone ive been with someone to guide me through it. weither it was my parents or the school guideing me all my travels have been easy because i never had to act for myself and suvive by myself.Ive always had someone with me to guide me tell me where to go and what to do. So i Have to wounder what it would be like to travel on my own without anyones help. I have always had confidence when i have travled never afraid to try new things, eat new thing, and step outside my comfort zone. It is possible however that im so fearless because ive always had someone to fall back on someone to help me if anything bad would happen a cousion to profect me. Maybe if that comfort of having someone to fall back on wasnt their i wouldnt be the same person i am when traveling i wouldnt be as confident and fearless on my travels.
Id like to beleive that if i were to be on my own traveling that i would be perfectly fine, but one can never be sure. Just when my mom leaves for a week on a business travel i cant help but feel a sense of being lost, wanting to call her all the time to ask about what time i have to be at pratice or what i should make for dinner and how to make it. So i can only imagine how i would be by myself in a forign place. Hell i dont even know if i could make it all the way to the airport from my house safly all by myself. Im sure if it were forced upon me i would be able to manage but that not exactly what im tring to say. Im saying if i were to travel on my own able to return to my nice safe home at any time or risk everything in a new country or envirment i dont know if i would stay outside that comfort zone.
In the end i truly dont know i would do on my own. Most likly get in a lot of trouble at first. I would think, "awesome i can do anything i have noone to tell me otherwise", but than i would quickly relize why their our so many rules in the first place. And once all the fun is gone and im on my own having to defend for myself, i just dont know how well everything would turn out. Right now, with my teachers and all the other students getting my back and surporting me, i feel like i could take on anything. i could climb the highest mountain, eat the stangest foods, and take on any challage. Thats with everyone behide me however maybe if you toke all that away from me just maybe i would be able to say that just as confindently or maybe i wouldnt be able to say that at all.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Day 6 Pool and Food Challage
Today was one of those days that you just never forget and even 10 years from now go back and say remember this and that. Today we didnt even do all that much but thats maybe what made it so awesome so rememable. The fact that we didnt have to do so much today that we were able to just chill and have a great time made it so much fun. We started the day a little later than normal letting everyone recover from all the adventures we have had. Then to start off the day we went to a local pool time place which sounded pretty fun at first but turns out it was colder than exspected. We all jumped in and tried to go swimming but after only a couple minutes was right out of the water, but that wasnt to bad or anything. Instead of swimming our little group just got on tans on and talked. The guys all juggled a soccer ball or messed with the rugby and honestly it was all just good fun no worries just summer in Australia. it was that perfect peace of a day i miss so much from back when you were a little kid. We got a couple hours just to explore and do whatever we wanted and it was the best. We all got icecream and Paige walked just to the otherside of the street and hers feel to the ground. If you know Paige this was the worst thing that could have happed, but even that didnt stop her from just buying another and having a blast.
The easy going of today went on as for the end of the day we got free time again to eat diner and just explore. It was so much fun. For dinner we wanted stake so we decided on a nice looking resturant with an easy going feeling. It was the nice sit down dinner ive been wanting this entire trip and the food was awesome but thats not what made the night so special. What made tonight the best was the fact that the resturant had a little food challage and after some consideration Arnud decided to try the challage. He had to eat 2 kg of food otherwise known as 4 and half pounds of food it was interest. Me and Zoey decided to spilt the meal that Arnud had to beat and between the two of us we only ate about half the huge amount of food. Arnud however destroyed the challage and managed to eat the entire meal! No joke 4 and a half pounds of food and Arnud manage to eat it all and he isnt even a very big guy. It was awesome and a lot of fun. I told him all this tips on how to make sure he ate everything and i think it actually helped it was awesome. He got his meal for half off and got a free t shirt it was cool. Everything time was all just good worry free fun and thats how i wish everyday could be.
The easy going of today went on as for the end of the day we got free time again to eat diner and just explore. It was so much fun. For dinner we wanted stake so we decided on a nice looking resturant with an easy going feeling. It was the nice sit down dinner ive been wanting this entire trip and the food was awesome but thats not what made the night so special. What made tonight the best was the fact that the resturant had a little food challage and after some consideration Arnud decided to try the challage. He had to eat 2 kg of food otherwise known as 4 and half pounds of food it was interest. Me and Zoey decided to spilt the meal that Arnud had to beat and between the two of us we only ate about half the huge amount of food. Arnud however destroyed the challage and managed to eat the entire meal! No joke 4 and a half pounds of food and Arnud manage to eat it all and he isnt even a very big guy. It was awesome and a lot of fun. I told him all this tips on how to make sure he ate everything and i think it actually helped it was awesome. He got his meal for half off and got a free t shirt it was cool. Everything time was all just good worry free fun and thats how i wish everyday could be.
Day 5 caught in a trance
This trip is everything for me right now, i love this city and this trip and i dont want it to end. I think when we travel its a way to test on limits and go outside our comfort zones. In a way everyday can be described as a "travel", because as long as you step outside your comfort zone a person is traveling to a new place or tring something new they have never experienced. A lot of what we did however wasnt true traveling, i feel any way. Today everyone was like in a trance just walking through the seeing the sights but not being a part of the actions. We all walked though today with no purpose just seeing the sights to say we saw them. It midway through the trip and everyone is feeling a bit home sick so its understandable i just hope tomarrow everyone shakes today off and we have a blast.
Today at the zoo i went with a new group of people in order to see the animals. I went with Alex and Paiges group and it was a bit quiet at first but turned into a pretty good time. The animals they have here are a lot different than things ive ever seen in any other zoo. Cros the size of cars, kangeroos hoping around, and all kinds of groos bugs and poisonous snakes it was pretty cool. I got to pet a Koala too it was awesome! To end todays adventure we all ate dinner and i sat with the new group of friends it was nice. I dont know about everyone else but i love animals so today was definatly fun and i wont forget it.
Today at the zoo i went with a new group of people in order to see the animals. I went with Alex and Paiges group and it was a bit quiet at first but turned into a pretty good time. The animals they have here are a lot different than things ive ever seen in any other zoo. Cros the size of cars, kangeroos hoping around, and all kinds of groos bugs and poisonous snakes it was pretty cool. I got to pet a Koala too it was awesome! To end todays adventure we all ate dinner and i sat with the new group of friends it was nice. I dont know about everyone else but i love animals so today was definatly fun and i wont forget it.
Day 4 Sydney
Today started off pretty slow but got more and more fun as it went on. Today we didn't do anything major but it was the first day in Sydney and the city is astounding. The people here are all well spirited and it all reminds me a lot of New Zealand besides the fact that here is a giant city. Compared to Chicago the two cities fell a like in some ways but have a lot more differences than similarities. Both cities have that whole not stop action feel,everything moving everyone with places to go things to do. The one difference i feel between the cities is how less packed everything here in Sydney is. The buildings dont all stand right next to one another their space and the city itself goes on for miles as far as you can see. Sydney over all feels open and although it is a city it doesnt quiet feel like it, i mean to say its one with nature at the same time as being this big industrial place. In Sydney you feel one with the nature and the feeling only get stronger as you get closer to the water and Sydneys harbor. The opera house and the bridge are just as awesome as all the photos ive seen of them and the harbor itself is a bit breath taking.
We went to this giant tower today in the middle of Sydney where at the top you could see all of Syndey for miles, it was an awesome view. Buildings of all kinds, a faris wheel, and stadiums the view honestly couldnt be compared to anything and no camera could possible capture the view. Next we went to the mall, but i wasnt feeling it. The local mall by us had more varity and shops than the one we went to and everything in the mall was over priced not that i was interested in buying anything. The last thing we did today was go out ot eat in groups and the teachers picked where to eat. My group went to the crappest place in town called Istabul it was not very good and the wait toke forever. I was hopeing for a nice sit down place but that didnt happen instead we settled for werid local fast food which wasnt to bad, but not to good either.
We went to this giant tower today in the middle of Sydney where at the top you could see all of Syndey for miles, it was an awesome view. Buildings of all kinds, a faris wheel, and stadiums the view honestly couldnt be compared to anything and no camera could possible capture the view. Next we went to the mall, but i wasnt feeling it. The local mall by us had more varity and shops than the one we went to and everything in the mall was over priced not that i was interested in buying anything. The last thing we did today was go out ot eat in groups and the teachers picked where to eat. My group went to the crappest place in town called Istabul it was not very good and the wait toke forever. I was hopeing for a nice sit down place but that didnt happen instead we settled for werid local fast food which wasnt to bad, but not to good either.
Day3 Collage Vistit
Today was pretty aweosme but not as good as yeasterday,but still awesome.We started pretty early today because everyone had to check in thier suitcases because we had to get ready to leave New Zealand and go to Australia.Soon after checking in the suitcases we had to check into a bus in the pouring rain to drive for a while, it wasnt the funnest safe to say. We went to the redwood forrest and it was pouring, no joke cats and dogs as the trim goes. We had to run all over town just to find the right bus to take us to the forrest so before the adventure even began i was feeling a bit misable. After i got use to the rain however i had some fun climbing trees and jumping into some puddles. It was all fun and games until i started to get cold and we had to wait for 45 mins for the bus to pick us up and i had to stand in my wet cloths. To make things worst the buses which only came every 30 mins couldnt fit all of us so i had to wait in the second group for the second bus to come. Everything i was wearing today got soaked and is hanging up now as me joey and arnud take turns using the hairdyer on everything.
Next thing we did today was visit the high school, which was awesome.Everyone their was really nice and some of the student welcomed us with a powerful Haka.Than we ate a BBQ inside because it was still raining like crazy, but it didnt put any stain on the party. After the BBQ we got to talk with the highschoolers and ask questions it was awesome. We ended the night with a walk around the campass which was definatly pretty impressive. Their stadium was inground and when you walked down into it, the feeling was unreal, like one of the professal fields the crowd roaring. At the stadium we met a couple of girls who we played rugby with for a little before going back inside it was pretty fun. It was an awesome way to end an awesome day.
Next thing we did today was visit the high school, which was awesome.Everyone their was really nice and some of the student welcomed us with a powerful Haka.Than we ate a BBQ inside because it was still raining like crazy, but it didnt put any stain on the party. After the BBQ we got to talk with the highschoolers and ask questions it was awesome. We ended the night with a walk around the campass which was definatly pretty impressive. Their stadium was inground and when you walked down into it, the feeling was unreal, like one of the professal fields the crowd roaring. At the stadium we met a couple of girls who we played rugby with for a little before going back inside it was pretty fun. It was an awesome way to end an awesome day.
Day2 local village visit
Today... was pretty awesome! We woke up to a beautiful sunrise, a snapped a couple of amazing photos . The steam from the local thermol activity wrapped around everything in the landscape, it was the most incredible sunrise ive ever seen. I have to say this trip by far is a lot better than the one last year to china. Sure China was awesome and i learned a lot about their culture and everything, but not once last year in China could i stop and just say wow to everythig around me in complete peace.China was all about culture shock but here in New Zealand its less about being in a different country and culture, this year it seems to be more about fun, enjoying a different world. I mean the people here as ive said are just so nice, the atmostphere so peaceful, who couldnt just love it here.
Today we saw the local native village, whos culture is surround on the local hotspring activity.Their culture is so strong and influencal that even in todays world, were the past is often forgotten, it plays an everyday part in the everyones lives here in the village. The local people all highly depend on the hotsprings here, cook by it, wash in it, worship it. Its all very special, and i wish back home we wouldnt have forgotten so much of are native people's culture.The funnest thing we did today however was the O-Going. Basically you got into this gaint rubber ball and you roll down a hill,it may not sound like much but it honestly was crazy! The first time i went with Joey and Sean down and i dont know how many times i got knock around and punched by one of them, but i dont remember ever stop laughing.
Tomarrow i cant wait to see the other high schoolers at the local highschool here in New Zealand.Also i here that they are going to perform the haka for us which should be a pretty cool site to see.The Haka is a tribal war dance the locals still perfrom ment to intimidate the enemy.Tomarrow we are going to have even more fun for sure and i cant wait.If i could i would make this trip last forever, ill never forget the things ive done on this trip.
Today we saw the local native village, whos culture is surround on the local hotspring activity.Their culture is so strong and influencal that even in todays world, were the past is often forgotten, it plays an everyday part in the everyones lives here in the village. The local people all highly depend on the hotsprings here, cook by it, wash in it, worship it. Its all very special, and i wish back home we wouldnt have forgotten so much of are native people's culture.The funnest thing we did today however was the O-Going. Basically you got into this gaint rubber ball and you roll down a hill,it may not sound like much but it honestly was crazy! The first time i went with Joey and Sean down and i dont know how many times i got knock around and punched by one of them, but i dont remember ever stop laughing.
Tomarrow i cant wait to see the other high schoolers at the local highschool here in New Zealand.Also i here that they are going to perform the haka for us which should be a pretty cool site to see.The Haka is a tribal war dance the locals still perfrom ment to intimidate the enemy.Tomarrow we are going to have even more fun for sure and i cant wait.If i could i would make this trip last forever, ill never forget the things ive done on this trip.
Day1 first day in New Zealand
Today was the first day we landed in New Zealand. Im crazy tired right now because the flight here went over some many time zones that when we finally got here although it felt like not it was acutally the next day, meaning we went forward a whole day in time with next to no sleep! When we got here it was midday so we had no time to recove but that was alright because today was pretty awesome. Just walking outside the airport today my heart was pounding to the new beat of New Zealand. New Zealand is the most beautiful place ive ever been too, the trees and wildlife clung to ever hillside, the land green as far as the eye could see. The trees themsevles held a present unlike anything ive see before, taller than any buildings around the trees twisted and bent around each corner and yard. The sight of New Zealand is unbelieveable but if im dreaming dont wake me up just yet.
New Zealand for the most part is everything you expect it to be, quiet, beauiful, and a pleasent little counrty. A fairly small population of only about 4 million for the entire country most of the land is vast farms clustered with cows and sheep.Everyone here in the counrty is very nice and seems to be reasonably layed back, its all very peaceful here.To think that the popultion is a small as it is, is a strange. Its nice nearly all year, the land is beautiful, friendly neirbors, Id love to live here so i just assume it would have a lot more people who would want to live here too.
The funnest part of today was the lugeing we did. Its like racing down a path track down a hill similar to go karting but no motors.Sean nearly sent me flying off the side of a hill a couple times today as we raced down the hill, it was intense.Tomarrow i hope it is just as fun as it was today. We are going O-Going where you get into a gaint ball and get pushed down a hill that should be pretty aweosme.Also we are meeting the natives of this country and i think have a meal over their which will be really cool to see.
New Zealand for the most part is everything you expect it to be, quiet, beauiful, and a pleasent little counrty. A fairly small population of only about 4 million for the entire country most of the land is vast farms clustered with cows and sheep.Everyone here in the counrty is very nice and seems to be reasonably layed back, its all very peaceful here.To think that the popultion is a small as it is, is a strange. Its nice nearly all year, the land is beautiful, friendly neirbors, Id love to live here so i just assume it would have a lot more people who would want to live here too.
The funnest part of today was the lugeing we did. Its like racing down a path track down a hill similar to go karting but no motors.Sean nearly sent me flying off the side of a hill a couple times today as we raced down the hill, it was intense.Tomarrow i hope it is just as fun as it was today. We are going O-Going where you get into a gaint ball and get pushed down a hill that should be pretty aweosme.Also we are meeting the natives of this country and i think have a meal over their which will be really cool to see.
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