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Jessica's Adventures Student Teaching Abroad

Welcome to my blog! It is here that I will post all of my adventures and experiences while I student teach in New Zealand for 9 weeks! I am so excited to have this opportunity and I hope you'll join me as I navigate through what is sure to be a life changing experience for me!

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New Zealand is full of surprises!

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Dec 12, 20186 min read

New Zealand is full of surprises!

"I would rather spend one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone"- J.R.R Tolkien As much as I try and stay on top...

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Home is Where the Heart Is

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Dec 4, 20188 min read

Home is Where the Heart Is

"Still round the corner there may wait A new road or a secret gate And though I oft have passed them by A day will come at last when I...

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Hobbit Holes, Waiheke Wines, Waitomo Worms, and Family Fun

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Dec 3, 20188 min read

Hobbit Holes, Waiheke Wines, Waitomo Worms, and Family Fun

"I feel that as long as the Shire lies behind, safe and comfortable, I shall find wandering more bearable: I shall know that somewhere...

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A Royal Weekend in Queenstown

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Nov 15, 20188 min read

A Royal Weekend in Queenstown

"Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls,...

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A Weekend Up North

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Nov 5, 20185 min read

A Weekend Up North

"The road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must follow if I can." - J.R.R....

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Teaching, Togs, Trains, and Tastings!

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Oct 27, 20185 min read

Teaching, Togs, Trains, and Tastings!

"“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing...

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Education in New Zealand

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Sep 12, 20181 min read

Education in New Zealand

Here are just a few facts about the education system in New Zealand. Of course, since I am student teaching in New Zealand, it's...

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I'm Going On An Adventure!

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Sep 12, 20182 min read

I'm Going On An Adventure!

This Wisconsinite is taking on the land of Kiwis and hobbits! "May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon...

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