Home & Away at Waikato http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/ The "Home and Away Blog" gives incoming international and outgoing New Zealand students the opportunity to share their experiences of being away from home. Join them on their journey! en-us Copyright 2012 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:25:22 +1200 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Taranaki/Conclusion  Hiking around Mt. Taranaki was intense...

 

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]]> http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/10/opotiki.shtml http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/10/opotiki.shtml International Students @ Waikato mullet and mustache show opotiki possum hunting waikato international Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:14:06 +1200 Pirongia  To satisfy my hunger for hiking, me and my american friend Kea went hiking around Hamilton'v volcano, Mt. Pirongia and found some of the coolest looking cows ever!! 

 

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]]> http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/10/coromandel.shtml http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/10/coromandel.shtml International Students @ Waikato Coromandel mullet and mustache show study abroad new zealand waikato international Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:54:55 +1200 Taupo  So i get this call from my american friend marc and he says, "hey nate, ive planned this weekend hiking trip to taupo, wanna come?" and my immediate response was, "HECK YESS MISTER MARC!!"

 

]]> http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/10/taupo.shtml http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/10/taupo.shtml International Students @ Waikato international students mullet and mustache show Taupo tramping Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:06:59 +1200 Samoa 2 heres just a few of my favorite experiences in Samoa

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]]> http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/10/samoa.shtml http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/10/samoa.shtml International Students @ Waikato international students mullet and mustache show Samoa waikato Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:36:09 +1200 Wairere Falls  As the weather hasn't been sufficiently accommodating to allow me to go on full-weekend trips I've been forced to resort to day trips instead.

Fortunately, I am lucky enough to have a long list of alternative plans to draw upon, one of which being a visit to the majestic Wairere Falls.

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]]> http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/09/new-zealand-vs-tonga.shtml http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/09/new-zealand-vs-tonga.shtml International Students @ Waikato rugby rugby world cup students Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:45:48 +1200 Noho Marae Weekend  This episode of the Mullet and Mustache Show I overview the cultural experiences I had, spending the weekend at a Marae. 

]]> http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/09/noho-marae-weekend.shtml http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/home-and-away/2011/09/noho-marae-weekend.shtml International Students @ Waikato Haka hangi Noho Marae poi pukana Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:00:14 +1200 Due South Studying at the University of Waikato includes being the spectator of a wonderful phenomenon called the mid-semester break; a phenomenon I didn't know existed until a couple of weeks ago. Essentially introduced to allow for some breathing room and time to study, it is a two-week break that I employed to go on what turned out to be an epic trip. 

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This weekend contained yet another unique experience, possibly more intense in many ways than all of my previous adventures so far.

From last Friday around 4pm until Saturday 3pm, I spent my time in and around 'te Mapahi o te Rangi', the Wharenue at the 'Papa a te Aroha Marae' in Tokoroa; admittedly a bit of a mouthful.

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