Firs of all id like to Say that meeting the people from the college was AMAZING! when we first got there we walked in to a bunch of Maori doing a welcoming dance which was more scary that welcoming. But they did the dance then gave a speech and then ended with a song. This being there tradition , we were required to sing a song and give a speech also, so we sang the star spangle banner to them and had our chief a.k.a Steven, give a speech. After that we ate food and socialised and I had thought I didn't have a buddy so I just hung out with a bunch of people which wasn't bad. It gave me an opportunity to get to know more than one person there. I am secretly in love with the Maori people tho so meeting them and actually talking to them was such an honor. I learned that at there school they call elementary primary, middle school intermediate, high school college, and college university. Also instead of starting grades in school at first grade, for smoke reason they start school grades at second grade. Though American and New Zealand schools are different they are also very similar. With the exception that they wear uniforms and are ten times more social accepting and friendly than any American school. At the end Mrs. Mac Night gave her ending speech and then after that we got to say our good byes. I was so sad about leaving that I asked her about becoming a transfer student there so now that is one thing that I'm looking into. The students there really touched my heart and the time we spent together, however short the time might have been, will forever be in my memories.
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