Hi there!
Sorry for the late reply. But thanks for taking interest in my otherwise not so exciting story :)
I came to New Zealand with my parents when I was 19 years old. That was in year 2000. We stayed in Newtown when we first arrived, and enrolling in Wellington High School seemed to be the most obvious thing to do due to its location. We moved to Naenae the following year but I stayed with Wellington High as I was totally in love with the colourful, vibrant environment of Wellington High. Best of all, I didn't have to wear any hideous school uniform.
My Time at WHS
My name is Municol Kim and I come from Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia.
I’m here because I want to continue to study at a university in New Zealand and I want to improve my English as well.
I like the people here because they are kind to me and helpful. The main difference is that they don’t like to eat rice and soup as in my own country.
I used to wonder about the houses here, about why they are wooden. Later I found out that New Zealand has earthquakes, which cleared my mind.
Una Experiencia Inolvidable
Hace ya cinco meses que llegue a Wellington y todavia me faltan cinco mas por recorrer. Durante estos primeros momentos vividos en esta ciudad he experimentado cosas extraordinarias que nunca en mi vida hubiera podido descubrir y disfrutar si me hubiera quedado en mi pais.
Recuerdo mi primer dia en Wellington cuando conoci a mi familia anfitriona. Nunca olvidare ese sentimiento de insertidumbre por saber: Como seran? Como me trataran? Por suerte rapidamente me integraron a sus vidas.
Well….I’m from Guatemala, a beautiful country in Central America. It’s really hot over there, and we speak Spanish, not Mexican as everyone thinks. I have been here for ten months. It took me around 28 hours to get to New Zealand, and yeah, I got sent to a very different place from the one I’ve lived in my whole life. Leaving home, friends, family and my lifestyle was really hard, but my new friends, host family and teachers made it heaps easier.