Seriously, how awesome was New Zealand?
Michelle: It is unbelievable. New Zealand is by far the most stunning country I’ve ever been to and I have travelled a lot. Everything is more chilled here, people are too polite to believe… It was a 180 from home. You will never find a country with so much untouched nature. There are so many different landscapes from ski slopes to golden beach. Gosh, I loved it!
Describe what a Arrival Agency does.
Michelle: It is an organisation that offers personalised support for all aspects of your trip. It helps you in many ways to make your work and travel experience in New Zealand your own. I really want to emphasise the personal service side of it: having one supportive contact that knows you and would help you with anything made my trip incredibly less stressful.
So what do you think about their services?
Michelle: It helped me a lot overall and made my first steps much easier. It set me up the right way quickly and I was prepared to find the right way to travel transportation wise, right way to find a job, I knew where to stay, and I met other travellers.
I did not have any doubt or feel lonely for an instant. I shared experience with somebody super experienced in traveling. It reassured me and gave me confidence to get on with this trip. I was feeling super prepared.
Job wise, the IRD application helped heaps but preparing for the job interview, although it was tough, helped a lot as it was very different from home. It got me on track to get a job when I decided to. I followed their advice and found a job in my first day of job hunting!