Its been a fun-filled weekend of getting to know each other in the beautiful recovering city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Among recovering from jet-lag, we’ve successfully cooked 2 breakfasts, lunch and a family dinner in our hostel kitchen and had a blast while doing it! Right down the street is the beautiful Botanical Gardens, Canterbury Museum and the innovative Re-Start Shopping Centre made solely of colourful shipping containers! Saturday we spent running around the city in small groups competing in a scavenger hunt, followed by a lively game of ultimate frisbee in the 9th largest park in the world! Today we focused a lot on health and safety and preparing for our coming stay in a local Maori village – familiarizing ourselves with their rituals, language and cultural practices. We head out tomorrow and we could not be more excited, although we will miss the comfort of indoor plumbing and access to wifi via our OE’s laptop… We’re all safe, healthy and super happy to be here and moving forward with our adventure. Talk to you soon. Love from us all to all our family and friends!! Hongi <3 - Hannah 
