New Zealand CEOE Study Abroad

Congrats to all our Kiwi trip graduates today!

What a fantastic reunion with the New Zealand study abroad crew! It was great to see so many familiar faces, share laughs, and relive some unforgettable moments from our journey across Aotearoa.

Study abroad trips like this aren’t just about the places we go—they’re about the people we become along the way. Grateful for the friendships, the fieldwork, and the memories that still bring us together.

Here’s to lifelong learning, big adventures, and the bonds that travel builds!

We have a lovely and tasty farewell dinner at Earl in Christchurch and now today we begin the long journey home. Well done Blue Hens. See you around campus and beyond!

Well done with the practical exam to our NZ W25 Blue Hens!

Our students and studiously studying (how’s that for alliteration) prepping for their final exam in the morning on what will be our last full day in New Zealand. My how the time has flown.

Kia ora from Kaikoura South Islanr NZ

Kayaking and hiking within Able Tasman national park was our task today! Onwards to Christchurch tomorrow.

Crossing Cook Straight en route to the South Island. Here the winds earn the name “the roaring 40s”

We made it to Wellington. After a long day on the road that included a stop to see Kiwi birds in Otorohanga we are now in Wellington. Mega thanks to Anthony Watters for being such a great driver, guide, and friend to all us Blue Hens on this leg of the trip. More to come!

The black sand beach and rocky intertidal zone of Ngarunui beach kept us busy and enthralled today. Our first west coast beach of the trip and a chance to take a dip in the Tasman Sea.

Today we became speleologists and conducted an “in-depth” study of limestone caves here at Waitomo. Oligocene deposits carved into intricate passage ways that we walked and floated along. Oh and did we mention the glow worms.