Amazing Experience

Studying at Canterbury was one of the most amazing experiences of my life! It was a great opportunity to make tons of new friends (both Kiwis and other international students), and have tons of adventures. While in my personal experience the academics were very challenging, that was by my choice (I only enrolled in three classes and they were all 100 level), and left me with plenty of time to take advantage of what New Zealand has to offer.

As a pretty outdoorsy person, studying on the South Island was perfect. From the smaller port hills which offer an outdoor playground for trail running, mountain biking, climbing and more, while being a short bus ride from campus; to the Southern Alps and Fiordland, there are sooo many opportunities for outdoor recreation. There are also a number of very active clubs on campus catering to this, including the tramping (what Kiwis call hiking) club and climbing club (both of which I was active in), as well as a kayaking club, multiple ski clubs and more! If I was not going out on an adventure independently with friends, on any given weekend there were almost always plenty of club outings to go on!

Living in, and traveling around New Zealand was an amazing experience, and studying at UC not only made it possible, but greatly added to the experience!