Malcolm Swanson on March 4th, 2010

Today (and tomorrow), we split into 2 groups. The Year 1 students went indoor rock climbing while the Year 2 students did a cycling tour of Stoke – a suburb of Nelson. The cyclists had a chance to visit some of Nelson’s original historic buildings – both over 170 years old!

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Malcolm Swanson on March 4th, 2010

New Zealanders love watching cricket and rugby –  especially when the games are against Australia! On Wednesday,  New Zealand played a 1-day cricket test against Australia (and we won), so Nao invited me for dinner with her homestay family. It was a great night, and Nao’s yakisoba was very delicious. She did a great job, [...]

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Malcolm Swanson on March 4th, 2010

New Zealand is a unique country because its flora and fauna are different from anywhere else in the world. However, because it is so different, it means our natural resources are easily threatened by imported animals, plants, and bugs. To protect them, Nelson has set up the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary [see website]… this will be [...]

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Malcolm Swanson on January 11th, 2010

[ February 20, 2010 8:00 AM to March 20, 2010 8:00 AM. ] Studying at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology for 4 weeks…

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