I haven’t added a blog post in the past couple of weeks because I was taking a break from routine and visiting the North Island of New Zealand. My husband and I were travelling with a group that included the men’s and women’s rugby teams from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Rugby is a bit of a mystery to most Americans (me included), but it is wildly popular in New Zealand. 

You can learn about this sport through these links:

• USA Rugby
• Wikipedia
• International Rugby Board

I’ll be adding a few more posts to share some of my experiences in New Zealand and what I learned, so stay tuned.