Internship, Otara Market, Auckland Rugby Game

After working at my internship at Oranga for about 4 weeks now, I feel really comfortable at the school and with the students. All of the teachers and teacher aides are so friendly and make the workday really fun. Also, I've already seen progress with the students as I've gotten to know them better and they learn new concepts at school. This week, I was able to work individually with some of the students to teach them math and english. Each student has a specific learning program that you must follow and track their progress. I've also been able to observe the OT's and PT's working with the students, which has been really cool. Here's a photo of the school from the outside, as well as a photo of my classroom.



On Friday, the whole group went to a going away party for our friend Kahu. He works with the group and is moving to Gisborne, which is on the east coast of the North Island. It was a really fun farewell party, and a good chance for our group to get together to hang out. On Saturday a few of us went to the Otara Market. It's located in South Auckland, which was pretty far away. It is supposed to be the largest Maori and Polynesian market. There were so many stands of fruits and vegetables, as well as prepared food and other random stuff. I bought all kinds of good food, like silverbeet, which is a form of swiss chard, and kiwi's! I was hesitant to try the black Maori potatoes...



Today a big group of us went to the Auckland vs. Northland rugby game at Eden Park. It was really cool to watch a rugby game live. It is so violent! But luckily, Auckland won the game and we had a great time! We even got to meet some of the players after the game!




We leave for the South Island in 5 days! I am so excited! I hope everyone is doing well!

Love, Dafna