Nora Kogel - Germany, August 2012 - May 2013

I absolutely enjoyed my time at Horowhenua College!  I don’t want to leave all the friends I have found here and my lovely host family. From the first day I felt welcomed at the school.  Awesome teachers, nice staff and very friendly and outgoing students all made it easy for me to join in the everyday school life at Horowhenua College. The school offers many activities that make it easy to get to know new people and it is great fun.  Because of the encouraging coaches and the amazing team spirit, I even got to participate at the Canoe Polo Nationals. But the most important contribution to my wonderful year in New Zealand was my host family.  They became like a real family to me and I love them a lot.  Through them I got to try many new things, eg Tae kwon Do, a sport that the whole family does.  That was a lot of fun.  From the beginning of my stay they included me in their family life.  For my first holiday with them they took me to Christchurch which was a great trip and spending national holidays like Christmas with them was an awesome experience which I will never forget.  I will definitely stay in touch with them and I am already looking forward to them visiting me in Germany. I have had an amazing year in New Zealand and will start saving up for my flights to come back! Thanks to everyone who made it such a great experience. » View all testimonials