Central Hawke's Bay highland dancer Katie Reisima knew she'd had a successful five-week trip to compete in Australia, Scotland and the UK when she tried to bring back all her trophies - they wouldn't fit in her luggage.
"My family in the UK really appreciated being able to hold on to some of my trophies and being able to celebrate my success," said Reisima, who had to leave some trophies with her British grandparents.
The CHB College Year 13 student left the country already ranked the country's best highland dancer, after winning the 16 and over premiership and championship titles at the two-day New Zealand Highland and National Dancing Championships held in New Plymouth in July.
Departing in late August, she started her trip in the best possible fashion, taking out three sections on her way to claiming the 16-17 year championship title at the 11th SOBHD International Highland Festival of Dancing Australia in Gosford, NSW, to lay claim to the title of the best highland dancer for her age in Australasia.
From there she went on to compete in various competitions in the UK before taking on the world's best at the 2017 Cowal Highland Gathering in Scotland.