Maria Keller

What is your hometown?

Alt Garge, Lower Saxony, Germany

What is your major(s)/minor(s)?

Major: Sociology and Anthropology. Minors: Religious Studies and Global Studies

At this point in your life, what is important/meaningful to you?

To spend time and learn as much as I can from and with the people around me.

What most intrigues and excites you about the Aotearoa/New Zealand study abroad?

Experiencing and being part of a new culture that I just recently started to actively learn about and being able to document that experience in a unique way.

What is the most meaningful idea you’ve discovered or learned about Aotearoa/New Zealand so far?

How passionate and determined the Māori people are to fight for their rights in the country.

For me, the Aotearoa/New Zealand abroad is an opportunity to … give back, learn and grow as a global citizen.