NEW ZEALAND!!!!!

I am going to New Zealand to study this summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NEW ZEALAND

Summer Overseas Study

June 11 - July 1, 2010

Christchurch, the South Island's largest city, which is

located at the edge of the South Pacific Ocean and is a

mere 30 miles from the Southern Alps.

Opportunities to travel throughout the South and

lower North Islands, including places such as,

Queenstown, the outdoor adventure capital of the world

and Wellington, New Zealand's lively capital.

New Zealand is famous for its outdoor lifestyle and

geographic diversity, with snow-lined mountain ranges

hugging the coastline, deep fjords on the West Coast and

glaciers in the Alps, crystal-blue snow-fed lakes in the

wild windswept plains, and activities such as mountain

biking, hiking, fishing, skiing, snow-boarding, and bungeejumping

are all available to any modern traveler. In

addition, New Zealand is fast becoming a cosmopolitan

country. Known for its innovation, New Zealand has a

vibrant fashion and art culture, with much emphasis

placed on Maori and Polynesian culture and perspective.

ACCOMMODATIONS

I will reside at Hotel S0, a new, 284-room

designer hotel in central Christchurch. Hotel S0 is a new

generation of hotels; eco-friendly, spirited and smart, with

free wireless internet, high-speed internet, gymnasium,

sauna, business centre, satellite TV, and a comfortable,

relaxed café onsite.

Located in the heart of Christchurch, Hotel S0 is within

walking distance of boutique fashion shops and the

hottest entertainment precinct in Christchurch, Sol

Square.

DAY TRIPS AND TOURS

As the daily schedule shows, the Alabama in New Zealand

Program will, as a group, go on occasional full-day and

half-day outings. From Christchurch we will have a

half-day tour of the rural Waimakariri district and visit a

sheep farm. Also, on another day, we will have a full-day

outing to Hamner Springs, a natural hot-spring in the

Hurunui district. We'll also make use of Christchurch's

metro bus service and visit historic Lyttelton, Sumner

Beach, Banks Peninsula, and other historic areas.

OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS

Students will have two free weekends to either stay in

Christchurch or travel independently. However, two optional

excursions have been planned.

1. On Friday, 18 June, students may take an optional trip

on the TranzCoastal train from Christchurch to Picton in

the Marlborough Sounds and then sail across Cook Strait

(separating the North and South Islands) to Wellington,

New Zealand's capital. While there students will have

the opportunity to visit New Zealand's national museum,

Te Papa, New Zealand's parliament, the Beehive, and

take in the rest of the sites of this unique and vibrant

city.

2. Weather permitting (if there is enough early season

snow), on the weekend of June 26-27, students will have

the opportunity to visit internationally renowned ski-fields

Mount Hutt or Porter's Heights and rent equipment to

ski or snowboard.