The Waitangi Day is known as New Zealand’s National Day, which is celebrated on February 6th of year each. The day celebrates signing the Treaty of Waitangi on February 6th, 1840, which is known as New Zealand’s founding document. Unfortunately, I was not able to experience the Waitangi Day events during my stay in Dunedin as I…
Journal 6: Queenstown – Activities
Couple weeks ago, I visited town called Queenstown. It was a very beautiful place with a lot of sightseeing things to do, and I had a lot of fun spending couple days there. As Queenstown is a huge city place, we decided to not camp out and get an Airbnb so that we could really…
Journal 5: Dunedin Street Art
Dunedin is a place where there exist all different sorts of street art no matter wherever you go. Chances are, when you turn a corner and go into a different street, you will run into some type of street art on the wall. Throughout my stay i Dunedin the past 6 weeks, I was able…
Jounal 4: Intense Observation
This past weekend, we took a program trip to Lake Tekapo/Mt. Cook to explore the area. While I was there, I was able to spot a Mackenzie Sheep Dog Statue. It was erected in 1968 to serve as a tribute to the dogs used by Scottish shepherds during the 19th century. When I first heard…
Journal 3: 1st Weekend Trip Fjorland National Park
For our first weekend trip, we decided hike and kayak in the Fjorland National Park. Thursday 01.10.2019 After finishing classes on Thursday afternoon, we packed up everything for the weekend trip and hit the road (as we wanted to maximize the time doing activities for the next couple of days.) We saw so so so…
Journal 2: Welcome to New Zealand
01.03.2019 ~ 01.09.2019 From MLB-ATL-IAH-AKL-DUD The journey to our first destination of Dunedin, New Zealand took total of 33 hours of travel time, 21 hours on the air and 12 hours on the ground. I went through 5 airports, 4 flights, 3 meals, 2 time changes, and 1 trip. After saying goodbyes to my aunt…
Journal 1: Where I Come From
Life Before College I was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea until I was 10 years old. Then, I moved to the United States to live with my aunt and uncle in a small city called Melbourne, Florida. Ever since I moved to the US, I visited Seoul to see my friends & family…
The Journey Begins
From 01.05.19 to 03.31.19, I will be spending 12 weeks in New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji while participating in study abroad program—Pacific Program—through Georgia Institute of Technology. Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. Ibn Battuta
Pacific Memories 