Wonderful experience of homestay @ Motueka

Doing a homestay with a host family while working and traveling is quite common here as homestay usually charged cheaper than BBH. Also, imparts special insight into the culture and daily life of the host country. You'll be able to stay in local style accommodation and live a daily life with your host by gaining an insight into other cultures. Our host was originally born Holland and Philippine respectively and are now permanent resident of New Zealand, we are lucky to immersed totally in Kiwi, Holland and Philipino culture in one go.

The best things staying homestay is that you can access to use all the facilities and don’t have to fight over the kitchen and bathroom like in BBH. This is our host's home sweet home

One of the best way to learn English is doing homestay, you can practice English daily through daily conversation and interaction with a native English speaker.

Doing homestay is like being in a family atmosphere, we were treated as part of the family. And get authentic home-cooked meals especially dessert after dinner that never missed, and learn how to make scrumptious local delicacies.

I'm totally savored the relaxed and leisurely pace of life here.

I also asked to participate in birthday party which I would not normally be invited to Filipino party.

Not forgotten, panda....

Some people find it difficult to adjust to host family's way of doing things with regard to cuisine, mannerisms etc. However, I don’t found it as my hosts they are very easy-going and don’t have any strict rules at home. I'd say homestay experience is enriching and an ideal for traveller like me that never lived away from home. It's undoubtedly be one of the most memorable of my New Zealand working holiday life.