Well, today was probably my favorite day of the trip so far! We had a delicious breakfast. I had about eight hash browns, orange juice, and four panacakes. It was so good man. Later, we had to put on all our rain gear because it was raining really badly outside. Thankfully, it wasnt very cold. Although, we waited for the bus for about twenty minutes, and by the time it arrived, the bus was full and some of us had to stay behind and wait for the next bus. haha. By the time we got to the Redwoods, my group started singing songs through the woods. Mostly disney songs. It was a blast! The trees there were absolutely enormous! They were so think that you could barely see 20 feet off the pathway! Later, we caught up with the group, and were gonna head back into town and visit the Rangitoto College. Yet, once again, my group got left behind again and had to wait for the next bus. But, Schagrin led us in more songs to sing! Its times like these that you cherish, and remember, and put a smile on your face.
We were all pumped to finally see our pen pals who we've been talking to for a while. When we got to the school, the teachers chose me to be a leader and give a little welcoming/opening speech and represent our schools. Yeah, no pressure, right? Thankfully, i did pretty well. Then, the Kiwi students opened up with the Haka dance. It was incredible! After their performance, we all got to walk around and talk with everybody. It was really nice talking with all of the students and learning about their culture. Unfortunately, we had to leave, and we didnt want to go! We said our goodbyes, and took our leave. Even though we had only just met, it was sad to leave. We all had a great time! -6/9/11
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