 My name is Hannah. I study a Bachelor of Nursing and I've been in New Zealand for five months now. My name is Matina and I'm from Norway and I study Nursing at the University of Auckland. I've been in New Zealand for five months. What attracted me to New Zealand was all the good things I've heard about people. That people are so easygoing and welcoming and generally interested in you. And also the nature which is so varied and so beautiful. The reason I wanted to go to New Zealand was because I wanted to see a new country and meet a lot of new people. Coming to New Zealand I was a bit nervous about if everything would be very different and if I would understand how things worked here. But the only difference is the language. The transition between Norway and New Zealand was quite easy because people were really welcoming and made it easy for us to adjust and make ourselves at home here. The most unique thing about recruiting in Scandinavia for faculty of medical and health sciences is that generally people want to come for study abroad and not a whole degree. And while we do offer great whole degrees of course, study abroad here at Auckland is a fantastic opportunity. The most fun and interesting thing I've done in New Zealand is really hard to pinpoint because there's so much we've done bungee jumping and skydiving and kayaking and tramping. Advice I'd give to Scandinavian students thinking about coming to the University of Auckland and particularly students wanting to come to our faculty of medical and health sciences faculty would be come with a sense of adventure. New Zealand's all about adventure. Come with a plan to study really hard. Academically we're rigorous and we're ranked highly in the world. So come expecting to get a great academic experience. But come with the expectation that you'll get out and see all the amazing things New Zealand has to offer. I really enjoyed travelling the country because it's so easy to travel here. During holidays and weekends I've seen so much of this beautiful country. If you're thinking about going to New Zealand to study I would definitely recommend it. You have the opportunity to see so much and experience more than just your student city and meet people from all over the world.