The Redwood Forest was abolutely amazing! Not only were the trees gigantic, but we walked quickly singing Disney songs to brighten the mood. We had to brighten the mood because it was pouring! We were getting soaking wet, but it didn't matter because we were having loads of fun. Although some people gave us dirty looks because they didn't want to listen to us and they were cold and wet, it didn't matter becuase we were enjoying ourselves. I think that one of the most important thing about traveling is being a little crazy, enjoying yourself, and being yourself. Otherwise there is no way that someone could "feel" the country, as Picco Ayer put it. Sometimes it might rain, but not everyday is going to be perfect, so one must make the best out of what they have and keep going because most of the time you only have one chance.
Later today we met with the kids from Rangitoto College. The kids were so nice. We exchanged presents, and I tried pineapple lumps which were delicious! Also, they have a club at their school for the Maori people! So, they did a traditional greeting like the one we saw last night at the Hangi. Besides a few small cultural differences, we were all basically the same. We were all hanging out and having a good time we learned about different sports, friends, music, clubs, etc. Then, the split up everybody so that we could learn the Haka. It also wasn't as easy as it looked! We also haka-ed at eachother, which was really cool. Unfortunately, we didn't really know what we were doing, so it looked pretty bad! Then, they showed us around their school! It was a lot different than ours because most of their hallways were outside. Before I knew it, our visit was over, and early tomorrow morning we have to go to Australia! I had fallen in love with this place, I'm not ready to leave. I feel like there is so much more of this country that we haven't gotten to see yet. I hope Australia is just as amazing.
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