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My Experience of Study Abroad in New Zealand

 My Experience of Study Abroad in New Zealand by Madina Myrzakerova Kia ora! (Maōri: hello/cheers/thank you) My name is Madina Myrzakerova. I’m an international student from Kazakhstan at MC double majoring in Biology and Chemistry. This year, after finals, I went home and had a long layover in Miami. That layover allowed me to explore Miami a bit and it was very fun. In Almaty, my hometown, I spent time with my family and ate a lot of food that I missed so much! However, my summer break ended on July 6th, when I arrived in New Zealand where I’m spending the first semester of my junior year at Massey University. I traveled to New Zealand through South Korea where I stayed with my friend in Incheon for a bit. So it’s been a month since I arrived in beautiful Aotearoa (Maōri name for New Zealand). And in this blog, I’ll share my experience of studying abroad in New Zealand.  Even though I’m an international student at Maryville already, I wanted to study abroad as an exchange st...

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