University of Guelph

My experience in Guelph was really incredible. I would definitely recommend going to Guelph university, they have such a great culture, people are really friendly and helpful! I think what I enjoyed most was making new friends from all around the world and experiencing new places! Montreal was my favourite city in Canada, it if full of history new culture intertwined. I loved the vibrancy and the green spaces, every street had so much life and identity. Would definitely recommend visiting if you get the chance

Doing an exchange in Canada was the best decision I ever made. Going to a place I'd never been and knowing no one was definitely a challenge, but one that was easily overcome. Meeting new people and making new friends, as well as experiencing a completely different culture definitely helps with motivating myself through my last semester to finish my degree!
It was nice to have a different perspective on my degree, with the way they do things here so different to my home university. It was also really good to have the option of so many different courses that we don't have back home, which helps with broadening my studies.
The best part about an exchange is having that ability to incorporate travel amongst your studies. I used the exchange as an excuse to motivate myself to finally travel, and explored parts of the world I had always wanted to. Being in Canada (or on exchange in general) puts you in a world completely unlike one back home; here I have such easy access to completely different environments. Because New Zealand is so far away from everything, it's harder (but not impossible!) to travel while studying.