Lindisfarne College Exchange Blog

Lindisfarne College Exchange by Jackson Link and Ian Hall

First we would like to thank the Warners, Mr. Gioia, Mrs. Scholer, and the school for giving us the spectacular experience.

After skipping an entire day when we crossed the international date line, we arrived in Napier and met our exchange hosts. The first thing we did when we went home is turn on the test rugby match between the All-blacks vs France. We both were very exhausted and barely made it through the explanation of how the sport works. That Monday we went to school where we discovered a school with some similarities and many differences than MBA. The boys had a tight brotherhood similar to MBA and supported their friends in "exchanges" where they played multiple sports against the same school. We were able to practice Rugby and Ian was able to play in a game.




On the weekends and over our school holiday we were able to travel to places such as Wellington Rotorua, and Lake Taupo. In Wellington, we toured around the wellington visited Te papa the national museum of New Zealand. In Rotorua, Jackson went Luge racing, ATV Riding, and Geothermal Spring touring while Ian was also able to see a sheep show and a Maori cultural presentation.

Finally, we again would like to thank the Warners, Mr. Gioia, and the school for this life-changing opportunity. We also would like to thank our host families for opening their homes to us and making us feel comfortable and like we were at home. The memories and friendships we made at Lindisfarne will never be forgotten.