Okay so my dad's company might be moving us from the USA to Christchurch, New Zealand. HELP ME!!!?

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Claire

I live in Christchurch. At the moment it is very hot - around 37 degrees, but it can drop quickly, and we had a massive hailstorm last week which caused flooding, so pack both warm and cold weather clothes. You will find the malls here are tiny compared to the US, but the people are friendly, and our police very seldom carry guns. There are several movie theatres to go to, we have an ice rink to skate in, a ten-pin bowling place, cafes everywhere, an arts centre with loads of stuff for tourists, and the Antarctic Centre is great to visit too. We have two beaches you can get to easily, Sumner, and New Brighton. Mt Hutt ski fields are not far away, and you can drive to Akaroa in about 1 1/2 hours and swim with the dolphins.

As a nation, people from New Zealand are known as kiwis. In Christchurch most people are from European descent, but you do see other nationalities as well. Our accent is often confused with Australian accents by Americans, although to us it is markedly different.

daisyrose

well it the summer here now , very hot in ch ch ,, a lovely city .. and plenty to do ... coming from america well you will find it very calm and peaceful place to live in , ch is a very muli culture soc now with people from all over the world living hear now ..education system is the best ,,,4 private schools for girls , where your family live , you will be zone near a school ,,,there about 25thosand americian people living in nz now ,,, hope you enjoy nz when do u arrived here ,,, you can also email me at lesleywinter2@hotmail. co if you need to no more ...

nzsnow

Well i dont go to an all girls school but i do know a little about St Margarets. You wont feel out of place in a uniform as nearly every school in Christchurch has to wear them. (Public schools, like the one i go to as well!)
St Margerets is well known as a good school and has a high reputation for doing well.
Christchurch will seem small and quiet from what you are used to i bet, but its a really nice place. The reason i love it here is cause its very close to the beach for hot summer days and close to the mountains for winter time.

If you want to ask anymore questions you can send me a private email through yahoo, i live in Christchurch and will be happy to help you.

Have you looked at many photos? (to get an idea of what its like?)

JitterBug

I went to a co-ed high school for my first year of high school, then an all girls' school for the remaining four years.

Both schools have their advantages/disadvantages, but either way I probably enjoyed both schools equally.

At an all girls' school, girls are generally a lot more relaxed, as at a co-ed school I found girls often feel competitive, hence more cattiness.
There's also a strong sense of community (sounds cheesy, I know), and in my case, everyone in my year at school got along.
Cliques are the same at every school ("popular", "emos", "academics", "sports", etc.), but I found that these different groups merged together and the lines were very blurred.
If you start to miss males (the majority of the girls in my year went gaga over boys :| ), schools often have an equal in the community that dances are usually done with. For example, ChCh Boys' High may do their dance with ChCh Girls' High.

However, everyones experience differs, and this is just how my school life went. There's a group on Facebook that basically lists what life is like at an all girls' school, which I included in the source below.

I live in NZ, but not in Christchurch :)

Ms.Rockefeller

Well I saw an episode of true life just like yours...and the girl just happened to be moving to New Zealand. Look it up and watch it. She really enjoyed it in the end

chris

Hi, I am from Christchurch,
1.Christchurch is awesome,
2.nice beach, so when u feel hot just drive to beach.
3.Christchurch is not so big city so u can get around quite easily,( people who doesnt like to drive to too long to buy things ,chch is best choice.
4.there is huge christchurch girls high school only for girls, ( as I am not the girl I dont really know how the life like in girls school but I believe its nice one, I never heard bad things about it)
5,Big universities ,clean and green,international airport,mountains for hiking,

"My friends's girl friend is studying in Christchurch girls high school, I can interduce u to her if u want to.
Feel free to ask me any question, I live in Christchurch and I love it. I am chris,23 ,u can mail me at sivarayavarapu@hotmail.com

olisewhoy

Chris Do Yah like cooking?

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