Week three: León After kicking off the new week in this new city with our lectures, we kicked off in a little football match organised for us on campus. Given that no one realllly played football already, the game was a bit of a mess. We were playing 9ish a side on a very, very…Continue Reading Tercera Semana – León
This week in Queretaro felt super fast. On the last day in the Queretaro, it felt like only a couple of days ago, we were visiting Teotihuacan and arriving at the Residences. Teotihuacan was a particular highlight as we learnt a lot about Aztec culture and even did some Aztec dancing too at the restaurant…Continue Reading Semana dos in Querétaro!
Our first week in Brazil has been a complete whirlwind. We’ve had the opportunity to try delicious Brazilian and international foods. We’ve heard from passionate and inspiring lecturers working in different fields related to history and Indigenous Rights. We’ve been to a few museums to get a glimpse of elements of Brazil’s immigration and Afro-Brazilian…Continue Reading Olá, São Paulo!
São Paulo is the farthest I have ever been from the moana, whenua and community that raised me. Every aspect of the haerenga to this city was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. From the 24 hours of flying to seeing Jacinda Ardern on a TV in Texas to touching down to a concrete jungle that…Continue Reading Não falo português…mas eu falo arte
Our second week’s topic was Migration, involving challenges asylum seekers and refugees. For our weekly NGO visit, we went to ‘La Casa de Refugiados.’ This non-governmental organization works alongside helping those seeking asylum and reintegration into their home country. Our conversation began with what reminded us of peace and violence. An interesting cultural difference noted by…Continue Reading “Freedom is not a Privilege”
Welcome to week two of living in Mexico City! This week has been more hectic than the previous week. All of us international students started uni on Monday, the 9th of January, alongside the domestic students. It was very packed. Starting uni in a new environment was nerve-wracking and felt like that nervous buzz you…Continue Reading A bumpy ride
I can’t believe how fast this week has gone by! This week we have been living at the halls of residence here on Campus Querétaro which they only finished building last November! Which makes us the first proper tenants in this place and it has been awesome! I’ve never had to live in halls of…Continue Reading Querétaro – Week 2 iWinter in Mexico!
When leaving the Guarulhos International Airport just out of São Paulo, I truly felt grateful for such an opportunity; A young Māori girl in a completely different indigenous country. Once we stepped foot onto indigenous whenua, I could feel the wairua of the indigenous communities now and in the past. Brazil is everything that I…Continue Reading We Are In Brazil !!!
Monday 16th After a long day of travelling the day before, it was very hard to get up on a Monday morning, but it was a good day as we were in a new city and had new things to explore, eat and do. The Querétaro campus was very cool and felt like I was…Continue Reading Week 2 in Querétaro