Daniel Polak At the beginning of the first term, when I was scrolling through the wide range of subjects offered at Wellington High, I found Information Science on the list, which sounded pretty interesting to me. I remember the first periods of Mr Brannigan’s Information Science class as quite boring. The topics treated were particularly dry. Learning Java, a programming language, from scratch is like learning English – every beginning is hard.
My Time in New Zealand Hey my name is Felix Helmert and I’m from Triebes, Thuringia, Germany. When I decided to do an exchange year, my first choice was to go to the U.S, but that was cancelled, so I chose New Zealand. My decision was an easy one because I wanted to go to an English speaking country and I wanted to go as far away as possible to have some new experiences. So, New Zealand was the perfect option. Now, because I’ve been here for 7 months, the Kiwi life and Kiwi culture seems normal to me, however, I can remember when I first came here, and all the new things (e.g.
I liked New Zealand so much, I stayed.
My name is Eva and I'm from Germany. I was meant to spend 6 months at Wellington High School, but ended up staying for a year and a half, sitting the final exams at the end of it. I ended up staying longer because I loved the friendly atmosphere and the people in New Zealand. I am pictured here with my host family - I have dark hair. The first day I arrived at school I didn't know anyone and could speak hardly any English. Nevertheless I was welcomed by the other students and managed to make friends and pick up the language quickly.
My name is Maxim Goellnitz. I’m 17 Years old and I’m from Hamburg, Germany.
I came to Wellington High School last July to stay for a year but now I am going to complete the school year before going back to Germany so I will stay for eighteen months.
This year I am studying Art Design and ESOL at Year 13 level and Hospitality, Mathematics and Design Technology at Year 12 level.
I like all my subjects because I got to choose what I was interested in.
Hi my name is Imke Wieters and I am 17 years old. I come from Celle which is a little town in the north of Germany. I’m a student of the 11th form of the HBG Celle but at the moment I am on an exchange in Wellington/New Zealand.
For quite a while I was planning to do an exchange to another country to get to know another culture, to meet new people and to get many new experiences. I chose New Zealand for this because I have always been fascinated by books and films about New Zealand and Australia. It seemed to be an exciting thing to do.
I wanted something new I wanted to go to an English speaking country. New Zealand is very exotic for European people. It was something different. Most people go to England and America and I found that boring. I arrived last September and I was excited but my first impression was of cold and rain but I have found it is quite nice apart from the weather. Everyone is friendly and saying to you Hi and come along but you worry if they mean it. The Mia gave me her phone number and I felt secure and that was nice. Making friends is quite easy really.
My highlights in New Zealand. I really thought about it to try and pick one or two highlights and I can’t! My whole time here was such a big success. I had a wonderful time. I felt lonely at the very beginning but now I think that’s just normal. After a while you get used to your host family and find some friends. I really enjoyed every single moment. I have a perfect relationship with my host family. I never thought I could love these people so much after half a year but I do! It will be so hard to say goodbye to them.