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Previous International Students
My name is Fenja Liv Schipper and I am 15 years old. I have been in Takaka since July 2023. The school is great. I enjoyed the lessons and learned a lot of new things. But the really important thing for me are the people. On my first day of school I was so scared to find new friends, but a girl came to me and started talking to me. After the regular school ended us internationals were on the school camps of the Year 8’s and the Year 9’s. In winter we were on the Year 11 camp. The school was such a beautiful place for me. I found friends and had a lot of new experiences. Fenja Hi, my name is Julia and I am from Germany. I stayed in Golden Bay for the first two terms of this year. During my stay I did some great trips with my outdoor education class. For example we did an overnight trip with sea kayaking and a tramping trip over two nights. I also did a week of caving in the Waitomo Caves, which was challenging and a lot of fun. At school I enjoyed the different events, like swimming competition and lip sync which were happening during my stay. Thank you for my great experiences and time here in New Zealand. Julia Kia Ora, I'm Alicia from Germany. I've been here for 1.5 years and was very fortunate to finish school here at GBHS. At first I was only going to stay for one year, but decided I enjoy it here so much I want to stay for another two terms and finish school with my year group. I made lovely dear friends here and I'm very sad to leave them. They welcomed me from my very first day of school here and I am grateful they have become some of my best friends. I also want to thank both my host families that have been nothing but welcoming to me and I really enjoyed staying with them. Especially my siblings in both host families have become really close to me. Another thing I loved was that I got to try out so many new things, I have learned a lot from this and gained new life skills and new hobbies. I got to go rock climbing, sky diving, mountain biking, bungee jumping and so much more. Thank you to everyone who made my experience here this cool, my family, friends and teachers. I will miss Golden Bay and all it's people a lot, thank you for making this my second home. Alicia Hi I am Maxi, I am from Hahnenklee in Germany and my school, RKS in Germany, has about 500 students. This is still very small but almost double the size of the Golden Bay High School. I arrived in New Zealand exactly four months ago and I just have 24 days left. I am not sure what my favourite activity was, because I did way too many activities, everything from four wheel driving on the West Coast beach, to whale watching in Kaikoura, to skydiving in Queenstown. I have done a lot. I really like Golden Bay, because here you can be whoever you want and nobody judges you. I am happy to go home again but I am also sad to leave the Bay, because I am going to miss the time and the people I met here. I will definitely come back again to visit you and make some new experiences. Bis bald Maxi Hi! My name is Julia Beran. Most of you might have seen me around school. I am 17 and I have lived in a big city in Austria my entire life. A couple of months ago I decided to get away from the daily routine, leave home and go on an adventure to New Zealand. Little did I know this adventure would soon change the way I look at life forever. It’s crazy how people who were strangers a few months ago can become family. Thanks to all who make my trip amazing, and I am thankful for all the great things I get to experience. Guten Tag. My name is Joline Hensen and I am attending GBHS since July last year. I come from a small town (about the size of Nelson) in Germany, near the border with the Netherlands. I like Golden Bay so much as it’s very different here – more exciting, amazing nature and the people are friendlier too. I have learnt a lot of new things here and have had some cool adventures such as caving, sailing in the Bay of Islands and doing Outdoor Education. I have made good friends and hope that we can keep in touch when I leave in July. If I could choose I would stay for another year. Hi, I'm Beate and I'm from Germany. I'm here for six months but half of my time here is almost over. I have enjoyed participating in all the really cool activities outside of the classroom and the trips on the weekend. The nature is so beautiful and there are so many places to visit. One of my best activities I've done here so far was the gator driving. I am really enjoying my time here and hope my second half is as lovely as my first half. Hi, I am Amelie from Germany. I am here for Term 1 and 2 and already almost half of my time in New Zealand is over. I really like it here in Golden Bay. You always see mountains, even when you are swimming in the sea, which is so wonderful. I hope my time here continues to be eventful and exciting and I hope I catch a little bit of the Kiwi accent. See ya Amelie Hi, my name is Nina and I am from Germany. I am staying here for the whole year. What I really like about Golden Bay is that you can see so many different things compared to Germany. I am happy that I have had so many different experiences so far like seeing and helping the stranded whales, camping at the beach or eating ice cream. I really love the ice cream here. |
Elli from Germany
Kia ora, I am Elli, an international student from Germany, and I have been at the Golden Bay High School for two and a half years.
When I left Germany, I was planning to stay in Aotearoa (maori word for New Zealand) for no longer than a year, however, plans have changed and now I am here two years later and have achieved level 1, 2, and 3 and I am planning on doing my degree as well in New Zealand. At the start, it was scary to adapt to the new life style the kiwis have, but after a time, and finding the right bunch of people, I start leaving my comfy-zone and start ejoying New Zealand with all its opportunities. The years have passed by really quick but with awesome memories which I wouldn’t have at any other place in the world. I have meet so many new people and gained new life experience which I will never forget. I recommend every new international student, who is coming to Golden Bay, find a group of funny people who you can have many laughter with, as this will make you stay even more memorable. I really appreciate and want to say thank you, to the welcoming host family who I am staying with as it is a loving big family, treating me as one of their siblings and children, which is very important to me. Yuria from Japan
Hi! My name is Yuria. I’m 17 years old and I come from Osaka in Japan. I arrived here in January.
I didn’t know anything about Golden Bay before I came here and at first, I was surprised at lots of things here. I have never stayed in such a beautiful place. Life here is nice and relaxed. I love it! The good things I’ve noticed about Golden Bay are that I can drink water from a tap and it tastes good. Also, I can see very beautiful stars in the night sky – even the Milky Way in summertime, and the people here are very kind. Most people say hello to each other around here. In April I went to Murchison, on a kayaking trip with my P.E. class. At first, I didn’t want to go on the trip because I hadn’t done any kayaking before I came here, and I thought it was too dangerous for me to do. But my instructor was very kind and looked after me well so the trip was a good experience. Kayaking became a highlight. I also enjoyed the swimming and athletic sports days. This year, I had such an awesome time in Golden Bay, with great experiences and wonderful memories. I’m so lucky to have stayed here and I would like to thank everyone. I want to come back some day! Yuria |
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