Richard Harker

Wellington, New Zealand

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"The Work Canada Job Fair is invaluable - sure, it costs a little extra money, but you save that by not having to look for a job when you get here!"

Maryke Benadé

Auckland, New Zealand

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"Living in a small rural community and really being a part of the day to day life in Russell had a huge impact on me! So did being able to learn how to ski, snowboard, snowbike and go ice-fishing."

Sarah-Lee Ryan

Hamilton, New Zealand

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"Asessippi Ski Resort offers things that other places around Canada couldn't. I snowboarded almost every day and if it was quiet at work my boss let me go out for an hour or so and snowboard! I went ice fishing and ate the most amazing fish I have ever had in my life. I also went snow mobiling and rode in a yellow school bus to work every day and night"

Shaun Forrest

Tauranga, New Zealand

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" Vancouver has drawn me in as a city because of its proximity to the Mountains. It's a strange concept to take a sea ferry and a public bus to a work at a ski hill in the winter. It also makes the view atop the mountain quite unique, ie a large cityscape. Yet in the summer the city transforms into a buzzing outdoor city. Great golfing, hiking in the mountains, beaches, black bears roaming the streets, spotting deer in the trees, it is a very unique city!"

Phil D'Anvers

Auckland, New Zealand

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"The job fair was great; we were offered jobs at 3 different places and had the luxury to choose where we wanted to go. IEP made the whole process stress free, not having to worry about getting a job and accommodation on arrival was well worth going though IEP. "

Sara Morgan

Te Awamutu, New Zealand

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" Having a job to go to through the job fair got rid of any stress. The cost of the fair is really only the same as not working for a week, which you would do while looking for a job anyway. The orientation is great once you get here. The tips on rent, cell phones and banks is all usefull because you need to know it right away and it all functions differently to New Zealand"

Simon Khouri

Auckland, New Zealand

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"We were living in a cabin in the woods by a lake in the middle of the Rocky Mountains, it doesn?t get more Canadian than that!"

Tina Horn

Wellington, New Zealand

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"IEP was fantastic at arranging my VISA and they answered so many of my questions. SWAP in Canada is super friendly as well and have a relaxed office environment with free internet and lots of activities for everyone."

Ruan Chryssafis

Auckland, New Zealand

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"I love the momentum I gained through 2 years of working in Canada. I learned how to survive, get new skills, make loads of money, travel Canada / USA and build lifelong friendships along the way. I still have working-travel experiences high on my agenda of things to do."

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Juliana Radich

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"I have been in New York since I arrived at the end of November last year. I have been living in the East Village here and absolutely love it!"

Helen van Asch

Auckland, New Zealand

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"I lived in Hawaii on the island of Oahu in various cities and suburbs including Mililani, Waialua and Pearl City."

Cassie Lindsay

Dunedin, New Zealand

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""Go for it! There is so much to see and do in America and so many great people out there for you to meet. ""

Logan Dalgleish

Palmerston North, New Zealand

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"I interned at a Graphic Design Company in Boston an amazing experience!  (especially after having just graduated with a Degree in Graphic Design back in N.Z). Also, throughout the first year I worked different bartending jobs. Bartending is very different in the States ? lots of Martini?s and cocktails to mix up!"

Hamish Art Day

Hamilton , New Zealand

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" I worked for Skull Candy headphones on the Vans Warp Tour! It was a new music festival and new city everyday, sweet cash 5-star hotels and all free food, cloths, glasses, skateboards you needed. Crazy adventures in every big city in the U.S through 45 US states with a sweet as crew!"

Braedan de Lange

Hastings/Wellington , New Zealand

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"I spent my time living in a neighborhood called Ridgewood, which is split between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York Cit. I worked for J.C. Penney and it was only a few blocks from Times Square with the Empire State building right outside our front door!"

Mike Stevenson

Te Anau , New Zealand

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"I have learnt a lot working in the US. Purely through experience alone I have come across a lot of tools that I can use to help me in my future career. I have since got a job back in New Zealand which I attribute partly to my experience over here."

Charles Gerard

Auckland, New Zealand

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"Working full-time and having to fend for myself financially was great. Plus travelling on my own put me in circumstances where I was out of my comfort zone, but it was great as I have made many great friends from America and around the world."

Kirwee, Canterbury, New Zealand

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"Work America has been the best experience of my life so far! I have made many friends and had many unforgettable experiences. IEP set me up well for heading over and coming back."

Antonina Depczynski

Auckland, New Zealand

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"Updating my resume with an international job placement has certainly added that extra dimension. I've managed to secure an elite internship which is supplementing my fulltime study. My confidence in my working ability has hugely increased which is something I will always apply to future employment opportunities."

Katie Jackson

Christchurch, New Zealand

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"Just do it! Don't just sit around and wait, go for it! Pack up your bags and experience life! You won't regret it!"

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 Janine Caples

Auckland, New Zealand

"I spent my days teaching waterskiing to the kids and lifeguarding free swim. I was very lucky as I practically lived on the gorgeous lake in the sunshine all day."

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Natalie Looyer

Christchurch, New Zealand 

"I was at Kamp Kohut in Maine, situated on Lake Thompson. I was an outdoor education instructor during the day and a bunk counselor at all other times."

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Declan McNamee

Sion Mills, N. Ireland

 "If you're looking for a summer camp adventure, you simply have to go for it. It's something people tell me all the time they always wanted to do but now it's too late. It's a life changing experience for kids and staff alike, and you will never regret going."

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Anna Truesdale

Wellington, New Zealand

 "The most amazing part about Summer Camp is the people you meet. From the office staff, infirmary staff, the internationals to your co-counselors, they become more than your friends, they quickly become your family."

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Mike Weatherston

Greymouth, New Zealand

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"I was at Indian Head Camp, which is I North Eastern Pennsylvania. Indian Head is a very large camp with 280 staff and 600 kids ages 7 - 16. The camp has amazing facilities and the kids are amazing. I was very lucky to be part of the adventure department!"

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Georgia Bodle

Greymouth, New Zealand

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"The whole experience of camp, the love and friendship you find there is extraordinary!"

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Nicole Sherburd

Morrinsville, New Zealand

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"The experiences I gain from camp will stay with me for the rest of my life. I didn't really think camp would change me that much. Going to a foreign country where I didn?t know anyone was really a life changing experience."

Hannah Grainger

Motueka, New Zealand

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"Go for it as you not only learn a great variety of skills, not only does it build your character but you make so many friends from all over the world and it can open up so many other doors to your future. Really is an experience of a lifetime."

Emma Butler

North Shore, New Zealand

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"I had a brilliant experience with IEP. I had heard from other friends who had been through different agencies that they felt a little lost, IEP is there for you all the way, I had so many questions and they answered all of them no matter how silly they may have been, but it gives you reassurance that you aren't alone through the process."

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Jeremy Todd

Nelson, New Zealand

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"There were endless fun times both at camp and on the days off adventuring around the area. It was great hanging out with campers and trying all the other activities around camp too!"

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Jessica Lange

Auckland, New Zealand

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"It's hard to pinpoint exactly how camp changes you, but just being there had a huge impact on me. The entire experience was really positive and challenging! It was hard work, but it was a lot of fun, and very rewarding."

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Matthew McAtamney

Fairlie, Christchurch, New Zealand

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"Highlights, the lot!!! I can't single out anything above the rest as I just enjoyed every part of camp so much. We went on some really fun day trips while at camp such as theme parks, zoos, water parks, indoor skate parks and ten pin bowling. But days at camp were equally as good."

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Jerry McCarthy

Wellington (Lower Hutt), New Zealand

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"The best thing about camp though was allthe people I met. Such an amazing group! I'm still incontact with a lot of them-friends for life!"

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Lauren Johnson

Tauranga, New Zealand

" In my second year my friends and I brought a van and did "van tour". We were away for three months and got to see around 16 countries. Along the way we went to running of the bulls, Greek Islands and Oktoberfest in Munich (the best festival in the world!!)."

Shelly Paget

 Wairarapa, New Zealand

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"IEP and their supporting BUNAC programme have been great. At first I was hesitant at spending that little bit extra for the programme after seeing the prices for air flights etc. I can?t imagine doing this trip so far without them; they have been an amazing backup support, especially when I had my passport stolen. It?s by far worth the fees, your silly if you don?t!"

Justin Stewart

 Upper, New Zealand

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"We would get school groups come in and we would run the activities - archery, abseiling, rock climbing, quad biking, air riffles, mountain biking, kayaking, canoeing, raft building, low ropes, camp fire and some other team building activities."

Rob Allen

 Auckland, New Zealand

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"IEP were great, offered good advice, support &value. It was just nice to know you had people to talk to when you needed advice."

Rebecca Stanley

 Auckland, New Zealand

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" I'm living in Montpellier, the capital of the Languedoc Roussillon region in the South of France. I work in an English pub and live with a French family."

Donnella De Silva

Auckland, New Zealand

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"I lived in Cusco, a city in the far west of Peru, near Machu Picchu. I worked in an orphanage and a kindergarten there each day for three months. I was lucky enough to be put in a home-stay accommodation near both of my jobs, so I was able to walk to work each day."

Lucy Dean

Auckland, New Zealand

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"IEP and Interweave are a great support base to have while overseas. Everything from helping you find the supermarket to weekend trips is made so much easier with these guys help!."