Orientation, con't

On the third day of orientation in Rotorua, I went on a hike of a redwood forest because I was too cheap to luge or zorb. Although zorbing looked sweet as (translation: awesome), it involved getting wet and it was cold and rainy, so I chose to hike.

I'm not sure if you can tell, but NZ has the most intriguing combination of palms and coniferous trees. For a lover of trees, such as me, this is really interesting. Seriously.

After the hike, we learned the Haka.  

We learned the one which the All Blacks (NZ's Rugby Team) does before each game. I bought the DVD, I just can't figure out how to import it to my computer. So hold tight, because the AustraLearn version is quite entertaining. 

That night we went to Tamaki Village to learn about Maori culture. It was night, so the pictures aren't very good, but it was a really interesting night. We had dinner cooked in a traditional Maori fashion (so roasted in the ground).  All the food was super smokey, and not my favorite, but still very interesting. Dessert was really good, though.