tine_einmal_neu(seeland)

I had a month off and used the time to travel through the South Island. In the months before, I had planned and booked with my friends to make the most out of this time. There...

So, I'm checking in again after two months. A lot has happened during this time – full working weeks and even fuller weekends, adorned with challenges and emotional highs and...

Every season here at El Rancho, there is a one-week holiday kids camp. This year's spring camp took place from October 7th to 11th with around 180 children. The theme this time...

On Saturday, September 28, I went on a day road trip with a larger El Rancho group. Around 10 a.m., we all got into the car, heading south from Waikanae to our first stop:...

From 02.09.-08.09. My work hours and activities are very similar each week: housekeeping, activities, and kitchen. Since I haven’t been here for long and there are many...

From 26.08.-01.09. Last week in El Rancho, there were floods due to the heavy rain. Since the rainy season has started and people here have experienced floods before, everyone...

From 19.08. - 25.08. This week, I got to assist with school groups for the first time and learned a lot about how to present the instructions for the activities. I participated...

Week from 12.08.-18.08. From Monday to Thursday, I was on a team trip to Hamilton with the other volunteers and a few people from El Rancho. A 6-hour drive on Monday there and...

On 02.08. we were picked up from the bus stop in Waikanae and welcomed on site with a Maori greeting ceremony called Powhiri. We were fed pizza, and everyone was then shown...

The first week in New Zealand. The first 5 days, all volunteers spending the year in New Zealand through ICYE stayed in a camp. The purpose was to settle in and gather some...

All excited and hectic, on Thursday, July 25th, we tidied up our rooms at the preparatory seminar, packed everything, and had a quick breakfast. Around 9 AM, my parents and my...

On August 27th, I safely landed in New Zealand. Incredible feeling! After two days of travel and already a few seminar days in Tauranga behind me, working on the projects is...

From July 18 to July 25, I was at Burg Ludwigstein in Witzenhausen (Hessen) for the preparation seminar from Icja. The purpose of the seminar was to 1. exchange ideas among the...

OMG. FINALLY! I recently received my long-awaited project assignment. I read the email with joy because it became my first choice - El Rancho. YAYY! The camp, El Rancho, is...

A heartfelt Hello to my fellow readers. I'm Tine and in less than a month I'll be boarding a plane headed to New Zealand. I want to regularly share with you here what I have...