New Zealand: A shared future

Day one of our journey. A vehicle full of strangers headed to a place called One Tree Hill (which has nothing to so with the soap opera). Upon arrival we were given free reign to explore the area and see the beautiful monuments and landmarks. It appeared that it was about to rain. Scratch that.... it was about to pour. We made our climb snapped our first group photo and quickly learned what New Zealand weather was all about. This is the first real moment of appreciation that I had for the adventure that was to come. Today looking back at it, my expectations fell short of the reality of this journey. My life has changed and it all started with that one not so peculiar, peculiar moment.