Haere mai

Haere mai! Welcome to Kaikoura!

The CCSP staff is pleased to welcome 10 new students to the Old Convent for the Fall of 2013 semester!

It's been a great 2 weeks of getting to know the new friends we will be sharing our home with here in Kaikoura, NZ. We welcome Diane from Westmont College, Monica, Rob, Steve, Jacob, and Kelsey from Messiah College, Leah and Bekah from Dordt College, Jenna from Wheaton College, and, our first ever student from Berry College, Emma!

So, what have we been up to? Students have been introduced to CCSP, the local community, Maori and kiwi culture, and the area in which they'll be living for the next few months.  We've been able to do some hiking around the Kaikoura area, including the beautiful coastal Peninsula Walk with Brett Cowan.  He also introduced us to Maori culture, teaching everyone a haka and welcoming us onto the local marae. During our iconic kiwi tea, students were able to taste some kiwi favorites, like L&P, lamb with mint sauce, and Hokey Pokey ice cream. We also had a BBQ, and invited the community to come and meet our new students. Little by little, they are learning new names of places, friends, birds, plants, lollies, and more!

We had beautiful weather for our day out on the Peninsula Walk!

What was the highlight of Orientation Week? The 2-day-old lambs at the Topp farm definitely stole the show! Spring has sprung!

We all had the chance to hold a lamb from the Topp farm that was only 2 days old! Top Left: Rob (Messiah) Top Right: Emma (Berry)