The Meeker-New Zealand
Student Exchange Program
 

Browse this page for photos
of the Ambassadors' adventures in the USA.

During their travels, we added more links as we received more stuff:

 

The Airport Farewell
 ~ Album 1a ~ Album 1b ~ Album 1c
 ~ Album 2

More and more from earlier events:
 ~ Farewell Dinner
 ~ Harvest Party and Pizza ~ Album 3a ~ Album 3b ~ Album 3c
 ~ Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium ~ Album 3a ~ Album 3b
 ~ Museums of Flight and Glass ~ Alki Beach and Whirlyball

Stuff We Did With Our Host Families ~ Volume 16 ~ Volume 17 ~ Volume 18 ~ Volume 19
Thanks to everyone that sent these in!

Oct. 12 ~ Reptiles, Crabs, and...
More photos of ambassadors with snakes, etc., have been added in albums 2a, 2b, and 2c to our original album of the ambassadors' visit to the Reptile Zoo, a smashing meal at the Crab Pot, and getting in a little more shopping.
 ~ Album 1
 ~ Album 2a ~ Album 2b ~ Album 2c

Oct. 11 ~ Farewell Dinner
The ambassadors and host families say their formal good byes and celebrate Halloween at the Browns Point Improvement Club.
 ~ Part 1 ~ Part 2 ~ Part 3

Stuff We Did With Our Host Families ~ Volume 14 ~ Volume 15

Oct. 11 ~ Northeast Tacoma Elementary, Harvest Party, and Pizza!
The ambassadors visit the third of three elementary schools that feed into Meeker, enjoy a harvest party at the home of one of the host families, and then venture off to our local Browns Point Pizzeria to make their own pie.
 ~ Album 1a ~ Album 1b ~ Album 1c
 ~ Album 2a ~ Album 2b

Stuff We Did With Our Host Families ~ Volume 12 ~ Volume 13

Oct. 8 ~ PDZA
A visit to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium.
 ~ Album 1 ~ Album 2

Oct. 7 ~ Canada Day Trip
The trip begins and ends with a catamaran ride on the Victoria Clipper, for the sights of Victoria BC including a tour of the Miniature World and Afternoon Tea at the Empress.
 ~ Part 1 ~ Part 2 ~ Part 3 ~ Part 4

Stuff We Did With Our Host Families ~ Volume 10 ~ Volume 11

Even more images from earlier events:
 ~ Seattle Overnight Part 5 ~ Seattle Overnight Part 6
 ~ Crescent Heights, Seattle, and Mariners Part 3a ~ Crescent Heights, Seattle, and Mariners Part 3b
 ~ Tacoma Trek Album 2 ~ Tacoma Trek Album 3
 ~ Alki Beach and Whirlyball Album 2
 ~ Edgeworks Part 2b ~ Maris Farms Part 3b

Stuff We Did With Our Host Families ~ Volume 7 ~ Volume 8 ~ Volume 9

Whose Photo Is It Anyway?
One of the host family moms brought the web host the camera of her New Zealand guest. The guest remains anonymous, so...
 ~ Album 1 ~ Album 2

Oct. 6 ~ Browns Point Elementary, Edgeworks, and Maris Farms
The second elementary school visit, along with time to climb at Edgeworks and get down at Maris Farms.
 ~ Part 1 ~ Part 2 ~ Part 3

Oct. 5 ~ Alki Beach, Whirlyball
The ambassadors were surrey to have wheel fun while taking in the view from Alki Beach, and it got even better with Whirlyball.

Oct. 4 ~ Tacoma Trek!
The Ambassadors divide into carload-size teams and rally around to some sights and landmarks in Tacoma.
 ~ Album 1

Stuff We Did With Our Host Families ~ Volume 4 ~ Volume 5 ~ Volume 6

Oct. 1 ~ Crescent Heights, Seattle, and Mariners
The ambassadors visit one of the three elementary schools that feed into Meeker, and then make their way to Seattle for the Safeco Field and Seattle Underground tours, dine at Red Robin and meet up with the host families at a Seattle Mariners baseball game.
 ~ Part 1a ~ Part 1b ~ Part 1c
 ~ Part 2a ~ Part 2b

Sept. 30 ~ Seattle Overnight Trip, Day 2
Seattle Center Day! The Pacific Science Center, Ride the Duck Tour, and the Experience Music Project. Home via the bus:
 ~ Part 1 ~ Part 2

Sept. 29 ~ Seattle Overnight Trip, Day 1
The ambassadors ride the Sounder Train to Seattle, go to the top of the Columbia Center, see City Hall, stop in at Noah's Bagels, go through the library, pass by SAM's Hammering Man, wander the Pike Place Market, take in the gum wall there, visit the aquarium, check out GameWorks, and get the view from the top of the Space Needle at night.
 ~ Part 1 ~ Part 2 ~ Part 3

More of Everything
More photos have come in from the events below, and they are collected in this album.

Sept. 28 ~ Adult Day
While the New Zealand Ambassadors spend the day at Meeker with the host students, the adults have time to themselves.

Sept. 27 ~ Tours of Pioneer Farm/Ohop Village and Northwest Trek
 ~ Part 1a ~ Part 1b ~ Part 2a ~ Part 2b ~ Pioneer Farm Museum.
 ~ Part 3a ~ Part 3b ~ Ohop Village (info at the Pioneer Farm link above).
 ~ Part 4a ~ Part 4b ~ Northwest Trek (see their site for more information on the animals there).

Stuff We Did With Our Host Families ~ Volume 2 ~ Volume 3

More images from earlier events:
 ~ Museum of Flight ~ Museum of Glass ~ Ballard Locks & UW Seismology ~ Welcome Dinner

California!
Heaps of photos from the time spent in Los Angeles:

Invercargill to Los Angeles
Scenes from the trip, and getting settled in.

Universal Studios
The Kiwis visit "The Entertainment Capital of L.A."

Knott's Berry Farm
Fun at America's first theme park, and a meal and more at Johnny Rockets.

Medieval Times
Go inside the walls of the castle.

A Day in Downtown Disney
The Ambassadors spend some time on the promenade, and even build some critters.

Disneyland ~ Part 1 ~ Part 2
Off to the happiest place on earth, and something of an adventure in the rain forest.

Disney's California Adventure ~ Part 1 ~ Part 2
A day to supercharge the Disney experience.

Los Angeles to Tacoma
Or, what we did that day before we met our host families.

Welcome Dinner ~ Sept. 26
We all gather for a meal and fellowship at the Center at Norpoint.
 ~ Album 1 ~ Album 2

Stuff We Did With Our Host Families ~ Volume 1

Sept. 24 ~ Museum of Flight and Museum of Glass
More photos have come in, and they are posted in Part 1b and 2b.
 ~ Part 1a ~ Part 1b ~ Museum of Flight ~ located at the original manufacturing location of The Boeing Company.
 ~ Part 2a ~ Part 2b ~ Tacoma's Museum of Glass.

Welcome Assembly ~ Sept. 24
Before embarking on the day's adventures, the New Zealand Ambassadors are introduced to the Meeker student body and receive their official welcome:
 ~ Album 1 ~ Album 2 ~ Album 3

Sept 23 ~ The "Ballard" Locks, University of Washington, and Seismology Lab
 ~ Part 1 ~ The ambassadors visit the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.
 ~ Part 2 ~ On to the University of Washington and the Seismology Lab.

The Airport Welcome ~ Sept 22
More photos have come in of the welcome at Seattle-Tacoma, and they have been added as a second album:
 ~ Album 1 ~ Album 2

The Departure from Invercargill ~ Sept 16
A few more photos have been added to the fourth album of the New Zealand Ambassadors meeting at the airport and preparing to leave home.
 ~ Album 1 ~ Album 2 ~ Album 3 ~ Album 4