Miki

Miki is from Japan. She is 19 years. She was born in Hyogo. Her city is next to Osaka. She has one older brother.

She went to university in Japan before she came to New Zealand. Her major is English. She wants to learn more English. She arrived one month ago. Right now she is studying English at CCEL.

She has never been to popular places in NZ. However, she thinks that Lyttelton Harbour is the most interesting place near Christchurch.

Her father told her that she has to work for a company after she graduates from university.

She loves watching TV when she isn't studying, and at the weekend. But she often misses her comfortable house in Japan.

by Kyeong

Duong

Duong is from Hanoi, Vietnam. He's 22 years old and his birthday is November 13th.

There are six people in his family, two grandmothers, his parents, his a younger sister and him. He graduated from university in Hanoi before he came to New Zealand. He studied finance. He is here to improve English and is very diligent. He came here one month ago, on 21st August.

His life in New Zealand is ok. He rarely eats New Zealand food , usually he eats Vietnamese food. He lives near Riccarton Mall.

His future plan is to go to university to do a Master’s program. He'll get a job in finance after he graduates.

He visited Mt.Hutt to go skiing. He plays football, tennis, and console games in his free time. He meets friends, eats out, plays sports on the weekend.

By Natsuka

Natsuka

Natsuka is from Hyogo in Japan. She is twenty. Her birthday is on July 22nd. She was born in Hyogo.
There are four people in her family, her parents, her younger brother and herself. Her father works for a transportation company, and her mother cares for older people. Her younger brother is sixteen years old. She was at Kobe university before she came here.

She's here to study English and make lots of friends around the world. She's been here for a month and is going back to Japan next March.

She thinks there is lots of nature in NZ , but the weather is cold. The food is good for her, but she misses Japanese food. She's been to Canterbury museum and it was
very nice. She wants to work for airlines or for a trading company.

She goes shopping and sightseeing when she's not studying.
In Japan she was working part-time in a cafe. She earns about forty thousand yen a month. Kobe is a very fashionable place, so if you travel in Japan, you should go there!!

by Tomomi

Jun

Jun is from Korea. He is 21 years old. But his Korean age is 23. His hometown is Suwon. He seems to love it there.

There are three other people in his family, his parents and his younger brother, who has already finished studying at CCEL and is working in NZ.

Jun came in Christchurch as soon as he finished his military service. He wants to get good English skills, go to Polytech and get a job in NZ.

He has lived in a Korean flat near Riccarton Rd for two months. He thinks there aren't any interesting things to do in Christchurch.

His favourite place in NZ is Lake Tekapo. His next plan is to pass IELTS and to go to Polytech. And after that he is going back to Korea to teach children in school. When he has free time, he often plays sports e.g. basketball, football etc.

At the weekend, he usually goes to church and meets up with his Korean friends.

By Luke

Yuka

Yuka comes from Japan. Her city is Hyogo. She is nineteen years old, her birthday is the 17th of November 1991. There are 5 people in her family, her parents, her two younger sisters, and herself. Her hobby is shopping and walking around her home.

She came to New Zealand one month ago. Before she came to New Zealand, she was studying at Konan women’s university. It is located in Kobe city and her major is English. At first, she wanted to go to America, but she said there aren’t any language schools which have long courses. So she decided to come to New Zealand.

By Jun

Yuta

 Yuta is from Japan. He was born in Hukwi and he’s just 16 years old. There are five people in his family. He has one younger brother and one younger sister.

He has been in Christchurch for one and half months, and has relatives here. After studying at CCEL, he wants to go to High School.

By Melissa

Kai

Kai is from China. He is 23 years old. He was born in Shan Dong. He studied economics in his university before he came to New Zealand.

There are four people in his family. He has an older sister who lives in Christchurch. After he graduated from university in China, his sister asked him to come to New Zealand. He decided to come to Christchurch to study English. He has been here for three months.

He likes listening to music in the Internet charts. At the weekend, he plays basketball and he goes shopping.

By Miki