SLJ - Togs or Trackies?

Week 3 Day 1 Activity 1
On your blog, tell us what time of year you think is best for tourists for come and visit. Be sure to share at least three things that tourists could do while they were here in NZ.

I think that tourists should come during the Summer time because a lot of our native things are out.

Here are a couple activities for tourists -
- Go swimming

 - Visit Hobbiton

- Walk some of our many beautiful tracks

There are so many more I just can't list

SLJ - Going, going....gone

Week 1 Day 5 Activity 3

Let’s imagine that New Zealand was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean next week (Eek!). Before it sinks you are asked to write a blog post telling people what life was like in New Zealand in 2018. On your blog, post a description of life in New Zealand in 2018. Please remember that the people who read your post will have never been to New Zealand or even seen a picture so it is your job to ‘paint a picture’ of New Zealand using your words. You can also post pictures, if you wish. Be sure to fully attribute the pictures.

I lived in a small area inland called Moonlight/Atarau, about half an hour away from Greymouth, on the West Coast of the South Island. Most of the people in this area are farmers, dairy and beef. There are beautiful rivers and lakes where people can go swimming, rafting and kayaking. There are tree left, right and center, native and pine. There are many bush tracks which people use to run, walk and bike. Everyone is very sociable, up for a chat anytime. There are some cities as well like Christchurch, Auckland and NZ's capital Wellington. In winter there are some awesome ski fields around, especially down south. NZ was beautiful and there was nowhere in the world anywhere like it.

SLJ - Living on the edge

Week 1 Day 5 Activity 2
On your blog, write a letter to your best friend or a family member telling them about your trip to the tundra. To earn full points your letter must have a greeting (eg. Dear…) followed by 5 – 6 sentences of information about what your experience.

Hey Caitlyn 

How are you? What have you been up to lately? I have just been to the tundra and it is amazing...ly cold. I went in the summer and it was just a bit warmer than our winter. I had a tour around the place and the scenery was incredible. When looking out of a window you can see the  large mountains off in the distance, it is beautiful.

I wish you could be with me right now, you would love it.  

From Jess

SLJ - Towering Timbers

Week 1 Day 5 Activity 1

What do you think about logging? On your blog tell us whether you think logging should be allowed in New Zealand. Be sure to provide at least two reasons to support your argument.

I don't know what to believe because

• Wood is extremely helpful for creating things e.g. houses, chairs, tables
• It makes nice money for NZ

but then 

• Where the trees have been logged it just ruins the landscape
• Wildlife create homes to have them taken away

SLJ - Salt and Pepper

Week 1 Day 4 Activity 3

Let’s imagine that you were given enough money to build your very own hotel. On your blog tell us where you would build your hotel and what you would use to build it. For an extra five points, use Google Drawings to design one room in your hotel. You can also use a paper and pencil to draw your room, take a picture of the drawing, and post it on your blog.

I would build a hotel underwater in a submarine type thing which is attached to a floating island. I took inspiration from Roald Dahl's book, Charlie and the great glass elevator, where the President of America and NASA created a space hotel. You would get a 3 minute boat ride out to a floating island, with the rooms underneath you can stay for as long as you would like. There are many cool things to do including diving, watching great movies at the theater, enjoy a relaxing time at the spa and sauna, work out at the gym, looking around at the underwater life in the glass room, get boat tours to see whales, dolphins and other underwater creatures and eating the best seafood and ocean inspired food. The hotel would be made of aluminum (And lots of it) because it is a strong and lightweight metal.

It would be called ' The Sunken Treasure ' with a slogan ' Where the water takes you '

SLJ - Pancakes and Maple Syrup?

Week 1 Day 4 Activity 2
For this activity you are asked to choose one of your favourite foods. On your blog, write the name of your favourite food and then tell us how to make it. You may need to ask a family member, friend or Google (!) for help, if you do not normally make this food for yourself.

Salmon bagels have been my absolute favourite food for a long time.

I just buy some bagels from the supermarket or a bakery and just cut one in half and then I put them in the toaster on bagel mode. Once that is done, I spread on some cream cheese and place some salmon on and there you have Salmon Bagels.

Here are some photos we took of me last year at the Pancake Rocks.

SLJ - Scaling New Heights

Week 1 Day 4 Activity 1

Let’s imagine that you met Sir Edmund Hillary in real life and were able to interview him. On your blog, post five questions that you would like to ask Sir Edmund Hillary about his life.

1. Why did you want become a mountaineer?
2. How long were you a mountaineer for?
3. How many mountains have you climbed?
4. If at all, how much training did you do?
5. Were there times when you were regretting climbing a mountain?