Pacific Challenge participants have lunch in a spot that overlooks New Zealand’s Mount Cook.
Courtesy of Pacific Challenge
Challenge
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the Pacific Challenge last winter,
was one of the students who did
the jump and had only two words
to describe it: “just crazy.”
Although most pursuits are or
ganized by the program, students
also have the chance to travel inde
pendently in smaller groups so
they can meet the people of the
countries and create their own ad
ventures.
Kanes and a couple of other stu
dents met three New Zealanders
during free time away from the
group and decided to go cliff
jumping on their own. This proved
to be one of Kanes’ most risky ven
tures because of the danger of get
ting washed against the rocks.
Rachel Sanson, a Pacific Chal
lenge trip leader, said a sense of ac
complishment is a common atti
tude among returning students.
“For some people this is a turn
ing point in their lives, because
they realize how strong they are as
individuals,” she said. “They learn
r
the extent to which they can chal
lenge themselves.”
Hughes added that the trip also
helped participants form unique
bonds and friendships.
“Being challenged together
made us forget about our differ
ences, and that we didn’t all get
along in a normal setting,” he said.
( ( Being challenged to
gether made us forget
about our differences, and
that we didn’t all get along
in a normal setting
Alex Hughes
senior journalism major
n
Students trade off between stav
ing in hostels and camping. The
first camping site is usually the
National Marae in Christchurch,
New Zealand, a sacred worship
ping ground for native tribes.
Members of the group take turns
preparing meals throughout the
two months. Hughes said he dis
covered new flavors during his
stay in Australia, including the
taste of alligator and vegimite, a
popular, salty Australian spread.
Vegimite packets are more com
mon in Australian McDonald’s
restaurants than ketchup.
Students can obtain course cred
it from the University of Oregon
and Minnesota State University
through the environmental studies
and international studies depart
ments. Coordinators of Pacific
Challenge also plan, for the first
time, to offer a similar trip that
travels through Asia and Nepal in
winter 2001. Pacific Challenge will
hold an informational meeting
about the program at 7 p.m. in
Room 238, Gilbert Hall, on Nov. 7.
Hughes said there was only one
way to sum up his Pacific Chal
lenge experience.
“[It’s] everything crazy you’ve
ever wanted to do in your life, and
you get to do it all in two months,”
he said.
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