now while charlie bean did very well of the blog front she forgot to tell you about the maori experience so i'll fill you in!

the night we got to rottenrua we hopped on a waka (bus) and were driven to a maori village outside of town to learn all about the culture, see the haka (war chant) and eat hungi (food cooked in the ground- was delicious!!). on the way there we had to chose a chief to represent our 'tribe!' and chris was picked- turned out he does a bit of mcing (not rapping!) in th US and did a v good job at entertaining us all. we then were tested by the four elements (warriors) who came in chris' face pullin all sorts of faces eyes bulging, tounges flailing all that! then we walked around a village, and went into their sacred hall to watch different dances, songs and demonstrations. we then ate LOTS of food and it was a wicked night!! but thats all charlenie forgot so i'll leave ya there! we are now in auckland- not a lot going on so we'll fill you in soon! x