A throwback to June, it was fasting month (Ramadhan), and winter season. I am not really a fan of travelling during winter nor Ramadhan. But I was daring enough to have it try travelling during those times. I thought, “why not?” One month later, I packed my bags and ready to enjoy my winter wonderland trip. I planned to explore South Island for...
After drove around one hour and a half, we reached the lodge. We stayed in Travers-Sabine Lodge for one night. It is really close to the lake, only around 5-10 minutes walks. We were really tired when we got there, we missed the lodge and keep driving. It was so dark and we tired, we didn't catch the lodge sign on the left, and suddenly...
This is still the same road trip as the previous post. Actually, I was thinking to put the title as "Road Trip to the South of the North feat. the North of the South". Then, I realized, it is too long. So, I make it short into the current title. We arrived in South Island in the super early morning. The car that...
On the third day, we drove to the capital city of New Zealand, Wellington. We were going to return the car to the rental, meet another friend (which later became my boyfriend), and take the earliest ferry to South Island. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand, but I feel it less crowded than Auckland. Indeed, there are a lot of shops,...
The highlight of this road trip was to visit Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Tongariro National Park. It is the oldest national park in New Zealand. It was my first time ever climbing up the real mountain in New Zealand. The plan is to go up to Emerald Lakes from Mangatepopo Hut. According to the website, it takes around 6 hours from Mangatepopo Hut to...
In the beginning of the month April 2015: Got pointed as the International Student Ambassador for Auckland (the story about it can be found here) Lost in direction for my research, didn't know what to do and how to do it Super duper tired struggling between research and part time job Need a vacation but don't have that much money In the middle...
It's been couple months from the last time I post. A lot of things happen from May until today in December: I extended my study I supposed to finish my study on July. Yet, I couldn't finish it on time. Doing research in a foreign country with no background at all in the field is indeed not an easy thing to do. It was really...
What do you usually do when you are really bored of doing something? For me, I usually jumping around from one website to another to find an inspiration. Back to January 2015, it was summer holiday down here, in New Zealand. I was really bored writing my thesis, I ran out the inspiration to write, and most of my friends went back to...
Hello! It has been couple months since the last time I posted in this blog. I am really sorry that I couldn't be able to post it for such a long time. I have been busy with my research (wish me lot of luck to finish it on time), and I have a big announcement to make!! So recently I have been pointed...
Historically speaking, Waitangi Day is when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, 6th February 1840. It becomes a public holiday in New Zealand. This year, the day was on Friday, so we had a long weekend in down here. Therefore, me, in the middle of writing my research, I went to do my field research, accompanied by two of my friends. One of...
Dear Auckland, Happy Birthday! Happy 175th anniversary, Auckland. Yup, 26th January is Auckland's birthday. Bunch of entertainments, exhibitions, and events were being held in the town. It became long weekend in Auckland, no school, no work on Monday. I went to the some of the events on Sunday. It was really awesome celebration for me. I started my Sunday with going to Stardome...
Welcome to 2015!! So many things happen in 2014, some of my close friends got married, some of them had a child, some of them got a better job, some of them travel more than before, some of them got prettier, and so on. Sometimes when I look around me, I felt that I haven't done anything yet for the past year. Yet,...
