Seriously, how awesome was New Zealand?
Davin: I loved New Zealand so much that it kind of became my home away from home! Culturally, it was not a huge shocker so I fitted in easily with New Zealanders. They are very welcoming.
Can you describe what an Arrival Pack do in your own words?
Davin: It is simply the biggest stress reliever when arriving in New Zealand. They do all the work for you but walk you through it all, so you get the knowledge to do it again later in another country, for example.
It’s also a very settling thing for parents. My parents knew that I was in safe hands and wasn’t being dropped off in the middle of nowhere. Walking around Auckland on my last day in New Zealand, I was asking myself: “What would I have done if I hadn’t had you guys?”
What was the best thing theyr did for you?
Davin: Everything really! The most helpful was to have everything put together on arrival, from the shuttle to the hostel to meeting you right at the hostel. I did not need to bother searching for all this myself.