This photo was snapped by a fellow Willamette student during my favorite weekend abroad. We had set out on a mission to climb Mt. Cook, however the weather was not in our favor. By the time we drove the five hours to get to the trailhead, the weather at the hut was so bad that no one was going up. We reluctantly decided to give up on Mt. Cook and headed to Wanaka, a small town on the South Island of New Zealand. Even though it was forecasted to pour, we were determined to get out and hike to a hut for the night. We went into the ranger station and asked for any hut that was open and they pointed us in the direction of the Breast Hill Track. It ended up being one of the most beautiful hikes I did during my time abroad. We were alone on the track and got to spend the night in the hut with just our group. Playing cards all night and getting up to watch the sunrise was an absolutely wonderful surprise and showed me that even when literally nothing goes as planned, everything can still work out!