This portion of the trip we transitioned from our homestays to the wintry region of Wanaka for three days of skiing and boarding. Treble Cone was our mountain destination and we got up bright and early to tackle our first day on the slopes. Linking…

After our experience at a Māori marae on our first day in New Zealand, it was off to Oamaru, a charming town on the west coast of the South Island, with surrounding farm lands. This is where we split off and spent 4 days with…

Greetings from sunny New Zealand! After some travel delays, we have finally made it to New Zealand and are settled into homestay life in Oamaru. When we arrived in Christchurch, Craig, our lovely guide, greeted us and scooted us out quickly so we could make it…

Our first day in Sydney consisted of a trip to the zoo where we were able to watch native animals such as kangaroos and wallabees. Later in the day, we went out to dinner as a group to a seafood restaurant that Jack found for…

The following post features student writing. Hello, everyone, The Outback was quite the change of scenery for everyone. The moment we got out of the Alice Springs airport we met our amazing guide, Chris, who was a huge source of knowledge and everyone’s best friend. He…

After arriving in Sydney and meeting our co-leader Heather, we dropped our bags at our hotel and hit the town! We walked everywhere and did our trip orientation in the Sydney Botanical Gardens. After that, we did a scavenger hunt to explore the Botanical Gardens…

We’ve received word from the leaders that the group has arrived in Sydney.