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Ok, so I need to decide where I want to study abroad ASAP. Here's my choices:
Australia
New Zealand
Italy
All 3 awesome places...
Anyone been to any of these places?
Any opinions or suggestions?
OMG I cant wait! :)
I'm actually IN Australia now, and I recently spebt wuite a long time travelling around New Zealand. I doubt Either of these places will be too much of a culture shock- both have a nice mix of European and American culture, they both have English as the main language and both are full of VERY friendly people. New Zealand is a relatively small place- about the size of the UK- so its easy to get around by car or even by public transport in a pinch. There is also a LOT of stuff to do there, it totally deserves its reputation as the adrenalin capital of the Southern Hemisphere. The people are also friendly and tolerant of foreigners and you'd probably meet a lot of people from your home country if you went to study. That said, if you want a city mentality you'll have to look hard. The biggest city in NZ is Auckland and it is tiny by world standards. On top of this, a lot of Kiwis have a very countrified mentality which leads to an 'us against them' attitude towards the city dwellers. Auckland isn't that great a city anyway, but it's where you'd probably end up studying.
I found the people in Australia a lot more friendly in general terms, but they can also be a little brash- when I first arrived I felt occasionally insulted before I realised they meant nothing by it. Australian population is clustered mostly around the cities so they can be great places to spend your time and I know that Sydney is a great place to study and also is interested in foreign students. However if you plan to stay after you finish studying, I'd check and see how they feel about it before you go. Getting residence in Oz can be a real hassle.
Basically my advice is, if you want to stay in one place most of them time, especially if its a city, go for Australia. If you want to do a bit of travelling around and especially if you are into extreme sports (bungee jumping, sky diving, white water rafting, stuff like that)the go for NZ. I think I'd recommend Australia as a better place to stay in the long term.
Hope that helped a bit
Stay safe.
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Thanks alot! that was really helpful! I think im going to apply for Auckland!
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