The first study week and Noho Marae weekend

The school started on Monday 21st July. Since I'm a Study Abroad student I can select my papers (= courses) how ever I wish. The agenda for the first week was to have a look to different papers and select the best alternatives. In the end I came up with these papers:

• Entrepreneurial and Small Business Finance (7,5 ECTS)
• Transmedia (7,5 ECTS)
• Innovation Management (15 ECTS

How to run a start-up and receive funding?

The estimated curve of workload and happiness on Transmedia paper

Innovation Management is related to start-ups and business life

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On Wednesday we found from CBD a nice restautant, Everybodys, which had a beautiful entrance

A funny moment at Everybody's - my Nokia external battery charging Anna's iPhone

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Noho Marae weekend was a cultural camp in a Maori Village at our campus. Only 40 international students got the chance to join the weekend which was about introducing Maori culture for us. Over the weekend we learned many Maori songs, games and dances while we were eating  a lot. The weekend started with a world dinner where everyone brought a typical dish from the home countries cuisine. Henje, Lucas and I decided to make some Rye Buttons as an appetizer.

Noho Marae was an awesome experience and now all of us are part of Maori Whanau, the family.

The world dinner starts at Noho Marae weekend

Rye Buttons with mushrooms and salmon

Te Purengi, the main building

A human meetball. 

Poi, girls dance

The necklace we got on Sunday. 

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Tickets to All Blacks vs. Australia rugby match! We bought them, finally!

Dinner at Sebastian's: less space is more fun!

The time before school begins

The the first 1,5 weeks before the Semester have passed quickly. I have met dozens of new lovely friends around Europe and US and experienced some fascinating places. When I arrived to Auckland I had no place to stay so I stayed the first four nights at a hostel. On Sunday Raphael, Anna and I got an appropriate apartment near AUT. In addition to kitchen, living room and bathroom we have three bedrooms and we are paying for the apartment 560 NZD a week. Not bad, but way more expensive than in Finland.

Watching World Cup Final at AUT’s main building on Monday morning was a funny experience. Initially the event was organised by us, but crowd kept growing as the game went forward. 

Our weekend trip to Rotorua was amazing. The foggy city is attracting visitors due to the thermal activity it has. Wai-O-Tapu was a steamy place where we enjoyed both the beautiful views and the opportunity to take bath in a hot spot.

YHA Hostel at Auckland, 18€ per night 

International Orientation 11.7. at Main Building

A view from Mt. Eden

All my stuff finally unpacked in our apartment

This amount of sushi cost less than 10 euros!

Worl Cup Final at Main Building at 7 am

Happy and sad people 

Auckland Sky Tower after GER won the World Cup :)

A daytrip to Devonport

Beautiful Auckland 

From the left: Line, Anna, Nicoline, JC, Susi, Stephen and Lulu

Weekend trip to Rotorua, the city of thermal activity

Lady Knox Geyser

On the Wai-O-Tapu thermal route

Champagne Pool

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Enjoying wine and beer at Rotorua after a long day

The day before Semester II, getting prepared