Ever heard of Easter Break? Well, it exists and it is glorious. Easter Break in New Zealand is a mid-semester three-week break, from which I have just returned. I left my dorm Thursday night April 5th and finally returned April 28th with a bag full of stinky clothes and six handfuls of memories. The memories come in various forms. When recalling the past month, I see sights, I remember activities and I re-experience moments, and those are my favorite. Moments transform a simple dot on a map and give it life- turning a simple lunch on a black sand beach into a twirling, laughing, electric slide-dancing, tide splashing “moment.” So I have decided to share my favorite moments to capture some of the flavor of the past three weeks.
My Moments:
-hot lava tag
at Castle Hill (can only touch the rocks, not grass)
-Easter Sunday climbing a mountain surrounded by dozens of peaks, rivers and lakes impossible not to celebrate Christ.
-Enjoying chicken curry and rice made from a squeeze packet, cooked over a camping stove in a h
ostel, with four great friends at a warped table, set with mismatched dishes and all confident there is nothing better tasting the world.
-Receiving Alpaka kisses on our two-dollar animal tour on fifty-nine year old Joe’s farm
-sleeping at a trashy campsite, playing dark tag on the jumping pillow-laughing 
till we pee
-skinny-dipping in the Wanganue 
River- tripping on mud and slipping
-running down screet field on an active volcano after an 1.5 climb to the top ofthe huge crater.
-relaxing in volcanic hot springs while looking at the stars
-climbing with cramp-ons and ice axes through NZ glaciers
-boat with dolphins 2ft away/ sailing sun shining, slight breeze, in swimsuit, music softly playing on the beautiful islands all around as we sailed towards horizon
-two-dollar, slightly violent four minute massage chair in the early hours at the Auckland airport
-laying in a Hammock- watching clouds change shape, turning from cuddling bears to sharp-fanged dragons in the moonlight, overlooking twinkling ocean beneath palm trees.
-small and pathetic adrenaline rush received after barely losing (I hate losing) a coconut husking contest
-sweating showers worth of water after a twenty minute run in Rarotonga (a tropical Island in middle of Pacific ocean)
-underwater tea parties in warm ocean with snorkel masks
-celebrating Jenna's 21st with a “sea breeze” (umbrella, flower and star fruit included) as we were dressed up and sitting over looking the ocean
(sorry this blog is unorganized, random compulation of events/moments and pictures....the last three week is a jumble of amazing memories and images so hope you atleast got a little flavor...)
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