Author: AJ

Today, we visited the Te Papa Museum and I had an absolute great time! We first checked out the room where they had some of their own native animals. I really liked looking at these animals because I appreciate wildlife. What I found really cool was when we visited the earthquake center home. I really…

This afternoon, we attended “Sustainability Trust.” Earlier this morning, I got to present in front of the class about this organization. Prior towards attending the class, I noticed that Sustainability Trust uses numerous forms of recycling such as jewelry recycling, plastic, metal lid, e-waste, curtain, metal, munch silicone, battery, wool, car seat, and bicycle recycling….

We visited the Wellington School for Architecture for the first part of our day. I was amazed that they had robots that basically can do human jobs such as building architecture, being able to recycling waste, as well as monitoring human movement. I found that the Victoria School for Architecture has made some strides with…

We visited the Aoetera New Zealand Tourism Industry earlier this morning. The lecture lasted from 10:00am-12:00pm. One of the things that really stood out to me during this lecture was if tourism was helping NZ or is NZ helping tourism. I felt that it could’ve gone both ways personally mainly because NZ does rely on…

This morning, we spent the whole day at Victoria University of Wellington. We were touring around the campus and getting to understand what exactly happens at Victoria University. I found that the campus was very clean and green which explains that the university puts a high emphasis on cleaning and keeping their school environment safe….

Yesterday, we started off our class session by heading over to the Waimangu Volcanic Valley. I learned that it is a younger geothermal valley and was created in the aftermath of an explosion from the volcano. It is protected as a scenic reserve by the Department of Conservation NZ. Given the fact that it is…

Today, we went to Sanford Fishing Company. During our meeting, we explored into the factory where the factory workers were shipping the fish products and checking to see if the fish was good. I found this to be important because every company needs checkup and there is a lot of fish to look after. After…

Today at Waiheke Island, we ventured into the forest where we were tasked to plant some plants. I hadn’t planted plants in a long time so it was rough at first being able to process how to plant. Afterwards, we headed up to Mudbrick for a very great wine tour! I really enjoyed the wine…

Today, we embarked on our adventure towards Sky City Hotel. We checked out the inside of the hotel and saw cool things like new cars and checking out the view of this crazy cool hotel. We met a nice host named Anthony and he discussed with us the scenes behind Sky City Hotel’s goals of…

Hello everyone! My name is AJ de la Loza. I am a graduating senior at Whittier College from the Whittier Scholars Program with a concentration in educational admin justice. I plan on working in higher education and I will be pursuing a masters degree in the fall of 2023. I played all four of years…