Eve has had the incredible opportunity to spend her May and June experiencing the amazingness of the Pacific islands on her study abroad. She flew out April 30th and spent 2 days flying to New Zealand.
She spent 2 1/2 weeks in New Zealand.
Eve with Brooke
Eve with her favorite Kiwis
Riding in a helicopter to the top of Franz Joseph Glacier
Eve on the coast
Eve with Laney
Queenstown
Eve at an ice bar
Henna
Polar Plunge
Her cousin, Jonah crossing the bridge
Mount Cook
Wanaka Lake
Purple money
Coastline hike
Hiking with the sheep
After New Zealand Eve flew to Samoa on May 16th.
She stayed with Samoan host families for almost three weeks and "felt very privileged to be hosted and dropped right into the culture." She also got to help out in the LDS church school classrooms. Eve wrote, "It was a big adjustment but my mind has been expanded so much and I really enjoyed my time here," She also wrote "All the youth in Samoa are exuberant, generous, kind, and beautiful!"
She had a bit of an adjustment period with the heat. Her ankles and feet were quite swollen but overall she was so happy she could go!
Here are some of her photos.
Piula Cave pool
At the beach
At the Samoan LDS High School
At the Samoan market
They slept in traditional Fales on woven mats with mosquito nets.
Papaseea Sliding rocks - Jonah, Eve's cousin was the first to try sliding down.
David O. McKay Fale in the Sauniatu LDS Village
Students from the school
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Shopping around Apia
To Sua giant swimming hole/ocean trench
At the temple
Samoan village in the crater of the volcano
Watching dances for their Independence Day
Samoan countryside
Church with the YSA (Young Single Adults)
Eve then took a boat to another Samoan Island, Savai'i.
Beach Fales
Blue Starfish
Coastline blowholes
Lava fields
Samoan Money
The Taleni Family
More waterfalls and sunbathing
Her final morning sunrise before leaving Samoa.
Her farewell outfit
Eve had an incredible experience!
Next Eve flew to Fiji on June 1st.
She flew to the main island and then boated to two different islands on the Yasawa Island chain to get to the resorts they stayed in.
Eve felt very grateful to have her cousin, Jonah on this study abroad!
Studying at the beach
After Eve's study abroad ended she was able to spend a few days with fellow students exploring. She went shopping and explored the Nadi markets.
She went ATVing up into the mountains
She visited Garden of the Sleeping Giant (botanical gardens)
Visiting a small village
She went to Sabeto Mud bath and hot springs.
She was able to go sunset tubing.
Snorkeling
Photo of Eve in is her final departure outfit!! She flew to Denver on June 16th.
She was abroad for a total of 7 weeks.
She loved the study abroad experience and really enjoyed seeing how communities in other parts of the world live. She also loved seeing all the diverse beauties of the earth, from Glaciers to Coral Reefs (the name of her study abroad program.)
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