The morning we get ready to take off from Nananu theres a solemn feeling in the air. We all grew so close to our families, but we were looking forward to the next location on our adventure, and trying some new foods rather than we’ve been having every day in the village. All of us are going to miss the families that we stayed with, the little kids that we played games with, and the dance parties that went late into the night. With a tearful goodbye, we headed off to Nandi where we had an early flight to New Zealand the next day. We arrived in the big city of Auckland, NZ, which was quite the change of scenery after 3 weeks in Fiji. After arriving at our hostel we were immediately given freedom to roam the city and experience NZ city life. After exploring the world of delicious kebabs and Queen Street shopping we hopped on a 4 hour bus ride to Rotarua. There most of the group experienced some amazing NZ Zorbing, while Nick rode on some breathtaking NZ mountain bike trails. To finish off the day Fafoutis, Dimitrios, and Nick had some fun luging down 3 intense tracks. All in all, we have all been having an amazing time since arriving in NZ and are looking forward to the many great experiences that lie ahead of us!
-Alex Fafoutis/Dimitrios Phillio
