Daily journal #3 Cultural differences morning and afternoon

In the morning we went outside to the lake by our hotel and took pictures of the sunrise. This is culturally different because the lakes around us do not have sulfur deposits in them so the steam that is produced there does not happen in America. The next thing we did was go on a duck tour and, while we have this in Wisconsin, this tour was culturally different because the tour guide told us all of the myths of the Maori and the town of Rotoura. They had a sacred lake that no one is allowed to swim in because they bury people in the lake. This shows us the different cultures because we don’t have the Maori tribe in America. Just around lunch we went to a village called Tewhakarewarewatahgaoteopetauaawahiao. This is a thermal village that lives off the hot springs. They are almost self-sufficient in that they use almost all natural resources. But because of how much less energy they are using they are helping the earth a lot. This is totally different then America because we are completely reliant on energy because we use energy to cook, light our houses and get our water while they use the hot springs to supply their bathing water and cooking supplies. This method of cooking is a lot healthier then our cooking because it is all boiled while most of our food is fried. For dinner we had a traditional Hangi dinner with a performance of the Haka and Poa. Going to this showed us the importance of the Maori culture in Kiwis lives because of how popular it has been so far on the trip. The Poa showed us the talent of the women in their tribes and as well as the food showed us the different types of food that kiwis eat. Overall the day was fabulous because we got to experience so many things that we could not have seen in America.
Besides what I already mentioned we went to a sheep shearing show and that was fun because we got to see a ton of different animals, same with how he shaved the sheep. We won’t be able to see that in the US at a show unless we know someone who shears sheep for a living. And we go to see Mr. Barry and his "weird germ thing" hahaha. Later we went OGOing and it looked so much fun. Although I did not go, I was having a blast watching all the people who did go. Over all, the day was really fun.