Blissful Willowbank Trip

Last June 4, 2019  the Year 11 ESOL class with Ms Briggs and Ms Flores went to Willowbank for a trip.  We went there because of our reading assessment about Kea and for us to do some learning outside the school.

When we arrived at Willowbank, the ESOL class was grouped into 3 teams. When we were already grouped, we started to answer questionnaires in our booklet. We follow the guide map that was given to us, where we could be guided where  to go and so that we would not get lost. I was very excited the day before the trip because I would be with my Filipino friends and it was my first time to go to the New Zealand Zoo. While following the map, I was amazed to see the animals and especially the birds. Like the donkeys, before I had just watched them on a TV screen but now I finally saw them in person and touched them. We toured the zoo until we finally arrived at the Kea’s place.

I was so amazed to see the Kea and nervous at the same time until one lady introduced herself to us and introduced the Kea’s that were flying near to us. I didn’t expect that Kea’s are friendly parrots. When I saw the underwings of the Kea I was really amazed by the colours. They  are striking orange-red with black and yellow striped primary feathers. After the Kea enclosure, we want to the Kiwi’s place it was so dark to the point that I couldn’t see anything but only the red lights that are posted in the woods near the alley. It was kind of exciting too because you really needed to use your sense organs so that you could know where the kiwi were.

Willowbank Trip was Fun! I didn’t expect that it would become a memorable trip for me too because  I encountered those animals that I just watched on the TV Screens before. Encountering the Kea was fun and I feel so blessed to have an opportunity to encounter that native parrot. In that time I felt relaxed from the school tasks that we are doing.