MAC Magazine 2019

LIVERPOOL is a clean house consisting of six people Ashton, Andre,
George, Franta, Lukas and Paddy. Liverpool shows what it's truly like to be
at the hostel and what each individual has to go through during their time
in the hostel. All six members of the house display their true personality in
different ways all of which bring our house together and have made our
year thoroughly enjoyable. OP has been the biggest highlight for most this
year. Fears have been conquered on these Sundays. Patrick going up and
beyond three metres without shedding a tear, or Lukas going upside down
in a kayak without having to wet exit. Apart from conquering these fears,
each member has had a one-of-a kind experience, and each member has
a highlight.
Ashton, Andre, George, Franta, Lukas - The Kepler.
Patrick - Not the Kepler.
Hi from ARAWHATA (Max, Blake, Toby, Harry, Morgan and Damon) We all
have had such an eventful year, full of so many different highlights. From
the seemingly basic stuff such as organising our own food to epic new
experiences like surfing in the Catlins, this year has been incredibly valuable
to all of us. One of the most noticeable skill improvements that we have
made is our ability to cook, and our ever-increasing ability to consume
milk by the gallon, which may have caused a hostel milk shortage. We
have truly become a family and have enjoyed many epic traditions such
as poker nights and various other traditions. We have all bonded and have
become masters of mediation skills, through our many disagreements. But
these disagreements have only made us stronger, our whole house agrees
that OP has been the pinnacle of our year in the Hostel. From surfing in
the Catlins, hiking through thigh-deep snow on the Kepler trail, the OP
programme has given us so many lifelong memories. Thanks so much to
Cat for making all of these amazing experiences happen. We have also
been so delighted to have the marvellous Jenny and Ellie joining the
hostel team this year, you guys are doing an epic job.
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