Feb - June in Christchurch at UC

I would do this trip one million times over if I could. I wish I could see everything I wanted and have the ability to travel all over the country. Money is limited and I did not have a car, so I did not see everything I wanted to. I got plugged in with clubs (most of which you have to pay for. I went to a Christian campus ministry called Navigators and I loved that!!) I miss the people and the landscape and everything so bad. I miss the slowness, the kindness, the others-centered and nature-centered mindsets, the amazing Asian food, and my friends. I would go back in a heartbeat. It was worth all the tears I shed leaving and the anxious flights there. If you are on the fence, lean into that feeling and push yourself outside your comfort zone. I will think of this trip forever.

A drawback was no oven in the dorms, but I think it made me a better/more creative cook. Also, I really appreciate the slowness and still moments, but others might consider the lack of things to do boring (if you do not involve yourself with other things).