Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/30/2007 - 06:31
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Antarctic Ice Sheet Studies

Hey Gillette!

I bet your flight was long and hard. Did you find any new/weird cultures while you were in New Zealand? {spelling?}

Have fun, and take tons of pictures! Laughing

Your Favorite Student,

Abby {seventh hour}

Mon, 12/03/2007 - 09:56

Brandon Gillette

The flights really weren't too bad. As far as culture goes, we did meet a few other people headed to the ice that were from New Zealand. The biggest different I noticed was both in the way they talk, and the words they use. There is a slight accent with some of them, others are very hard to understand with a very thick accent. Then the words. Something we might call a cookie is called a biscuit. A pitcher is called a jug. And instead of saying bye or see ya or later or whatever, they say cheers. I kind of like it.Cheers,~Gillette