Whitianga is one of the most beautiful places in New Zealand. Mercury Bay Area School is close to the Beach and only ten minutes walking into town.
I really enjoyed my time at MBAS. The school gives you a lot of opportunities to join sport teams. In my exchange year I joined the girls Soccer Team and we had a game every Saturday which was a lot of fun. We travelled to other towns and made the best out of it. But not only sport teams after school are a good opportunity MBAS also gives a good choice of subjects. In my exchange year I was attending Maths, English, Computing, Photography, Biology and Outdoor Education. All those subjects were a lot of fun and I really enjoyed them. The teachers are helpful and understandable; they help you whenever you have a question or don’t understand anything just go and ask them they will help you.
After one month I settled myself down here , I found new friends who all made my life easier and really nice in new Zealand. I got a good relationship with my host family and I know the area around Whitianga . At the start I was scared about my flight because I was flying alone but when I arrived in Auckland I saw my host family and I already felt better. On the other hand I was scared that I can’t get on with my host family but that wasn’t a problem at all. After a couple of weeks I got a good relationship with my host parents and my host siblings.
Everyone is trying to do the best for you. It doesn’t matter if you have any problems at home, at school or with friends you can always go to someone and they would help you and talk with you.
I really enjoyed my exchange year in New Zealand. I made a lot of new experience in this half year and I improved my English.
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