National Expedition & Internships: Communication & Marketing: Interning Tables

Written by Amanda White {No significance to the title. Just wanted to pun off an Adele song—it’s always been a dream of mine. ...just kidding.}

FRIENDS. Did you think I had forgotten you?! Well, you thought wrong. For the past THREE weeks (which is pretty unbelievable), we’ve had simultaneous full-time jobs of:

1. Interning at cool places;

2. Being students and writing reports about the expedition;

3. Becoming local Wellingtonians. It’s a hard life. {Just kidding… but it is a busy one!}

I don’t know how to describe in words just how lovely our explorations have been. Some highlights include:

Hikes up Mount Victoria to see sunrise and sunset in the same day
Many trips to many markets, both day and night
Amazing restaurants, cool cafes and fun bars.
Our various internship experiences, which have all had their own unique high points.
Feeling like Wellingtonians after MANY trips down Cuba Street
So many more I can’t relate them all!

A highlight for me has been my hunt for the best flat white in Wellington, which is THE question of the century, apparently. I definitely won’t claim that I’ve found it (because that would be a HIGHLY controversial claim and this blog post might get taken down or something), but I CAN publicly say that my personal favorite can be found at Memphis Belle. The vibes there are just so jazzy, and the coffee is creamy and comforting. I never thought I’d describe a flat white as “having personality” but New Zealand has changed me--and this one does. I’ll miss it SO much.

What follows are some of my favorite pictures of various adventures! I hope you enjoy them even a fraction of how much I enjoyed taking them and living them.