Day 2

  Day 2 included going to the Maori village and learnign about their culture.
 I have to say my favorite part of the trip was visiting the village so far in the trip. Getting there in the morning did not seem like it was going to be the start of a fun day. I felt like the village was going to be some boring tour but it was actually the complete opposite. The whole village was incredible. It was cool to see how the Maori still lived in that village even though society was changing. The tour guide was awesome. IT was interesting to learn to actually learn about the village from someone who knows about it and lives there. The village itself was amazing too. There were geysers everywhere. They use the geysers and the geothermal heat to still cook their food. You can instantly tell they really try to stay with their ancestral ways by the way they live. They even saved their language by going to the government and making it a national language. They also make sure the kids stay in Maori school and learn about their past which is a good way to keep tradition. The tour in general was fun and it was nice to learn about the ancient and present life of the Maori.