NZ Proposed Itinerary
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Proposed Program Schedule (updated Aug. 2006- subject to major revision!)
Return to New Zealand Semester
January 2008
Fly into Auckland, NZ
- NZ urban orientation in Auckland (2 days)
- Travel to Whanangui, North Island
Stay at Wanangui Quaker Retreat Center (10 days)
Orientation/Introduction to NZ cultural and natural history
Expeditionary Learning component: 5-day canoe trip in Whanangui National Park
- Travel to Wellington (2 days)
Visit National Museum and other cultural sites
Ferry across to South Island
February 2008
- Travel to Christchurch
Orientation
Set-Up and begin homestays
Course intensives- Natural History of NZ, Cultural Ecology, and Faculty Seminar
Expeditionary Learning component: trekking Arthur Pass?
Possible Excursions:
Maori marae visits? Kaikoura?
Natural History on Banks peninsula
March 2008
- In Christchurch
Expeditionary Learning component: sea kayak Marlborough Sounds?
Continue with course intensives
Farm Homestays
Spring break-independent travel
Possible Excursions:
Maori marae visits?
Oamaru and penguin viewing?
April 2007
- In Christchurch
Complete course intensives/exams
Begin field seminar independent study
Expeditionary Learning- trekking Fjordland Natiional Park?
Possible Excursions:
Cities of Dunedin and Queenstown
Fox Glacier
May 2007
- Travel back to Auckland/North Island
Stay at Palm Beach, Waiheke Island at Quaker retreat center for final wind-down/celebration
Return to U.S.
