My Stay in New Zealand

I am leaving soon and I do not want to. I had a wonderful stay here in New Zealand. I did go to Hobbiton to see the hobbits' houses and to see where the Hobbit movie is going to be filmed. That was a great day. I got to meet some new people. I did take pictures, but I signed something that says I cannot put any on the internet so I can;'t show them.  I love the internship, it helped me considerable. It was very educational and socially inspiring. My last weeks here with Butterfly Creek were busy with taking care of the animals and visitors; making sure they are happy. The baby crocs have become increasingly bigger since the first time I saw them and eating very well. I did measure them on my last day at Butterfly Creek and I am proud that they are growing. I hope to hear more and more about them. On my last day I got to go in with the big ones... that was fun but they did not eat me which is a good thing. It was very nice of the Butterfly Creek staff to have afternoon tea and presents on my last day. I very much thank them and appreciate what they have done for me. Also every time I go on the farm there are more rabbits...its insane but good. The pigs a huge now, but one of them did die sadly. I loved spending time there and learning new things everyday and even demonstrating what I already know to others. Overall, my experience at Butterfly Creek certainly did its job and enhanced me academically and personally. I am glad that I had this opportunity to come here and being part of something like this is really a once in a lifetime opportunity that everyone should get a chance to experience because its worth every penny. What is also really great about an internship alone is that you also get a chance to become employed within the internship site. I certainly have that chance with Butterfly Creek. Both studying abroad and an internship are very important in your resume. I really do not want to leave...I had a awesome as time here and again it was worth every penny I spent to just go and experience something I would not get a chance to experience later. This was a great time to go and I hope I will visit again soon!!!

Queenstown...a town of beauty and wonder!!!!

Kia Ora,
Well to start out...my internship is going very well. The last two weeks have been hectic. It was the school holiday so a lot of people came and we also had junior keepers which is where kids get to be zoo keepers for the day. I got to teach them what I do and how to be a keeper of Butterfly Creek. It was fun to boss kids around but also fun to see how much they loved it. I loved seeing that!!! Other than that the baby crocs are being displayed and shown to the public. They of course don't like that but the public loves them. They are also doing better with their eating habits and are becoming more aggressive. I love it here at Butterfly Creek as well as New Zealand and never want to leave which will happen in about 2 weeks.
Queenstown is the reason why I want to stay forever. I went there for a long weekend and came back in awe. When I first arrived in Queenstown, I came out of the airplane with huge snowed mountains in front of me. Even in the beginning I was in awe. During my first day I walked around and went luging  (so much better than Rotorua...sorry)  and explored some more. That night was amazing as well. The next day I went to Milford Sound. Let me tell you that there are no words to how much I loved this place and to prove how amazing it was see my pictures on facebook. Unfortunately, the two days that followed did not come out as planned because of a snowstorm. I still got to see the beauty form Queenstown. If I could I would go back there and do the things I didn't or couldn't. I was going to go horseback riding and see Lord of the Rings sights, but since the storm was really bad I couldn't. Just means I need to go back there. Queenstown was a fantastic weekend and I wish that I could of spend more time there. I loved it!!!!
Hope the next couple weeks go well with exploring and work.Talk to you later.
Cheers
Siobhan