Hi there!
This is Kazu.
Before opening NASUBI Mt. Fuji Backpackers, I stayed in Australia and New Zealand by working holiday visa. I will write about my experience in the both countries and hope the informations helps someone thinking of doing working holiday!
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Kazu’s working holiday
General information
Countries
Australia, New Zealand
Length of stay
Australia 1 year（May, 2013- May, 2014）
New Zealand 9 months （May, 2014- February, 2015）
Age when departed
28
Cities lived in（Old to recent）
Australia
Cairns, QLD
Broome, WA
New Zealand
Queenstown, Otago
Christchurch, Canterbury
Methven, Canterbury
Blenheim, Marlborough
Rakaia, Canterbury
Travel experience to foreighn countries
None
English level
Beginner
Why decided to go working holiday?
To change my silly life style.
Before going working holiday, I played Pachinko, Japanese casino, for living for 2 years. There were several reasons why I started that kind of life style, but the biggest reason was that I got fired due to bad economy and totally lost my confidence on everything.
The “job” fortunately went well, and I found the living comfortable because there is no pressure and responsibility from work. But life is not so easy. The profit went less and less, and I finally started losing money.
Need a change… I thought.
I struggled how I got used to the lazy life too much.
I should start what I want.
Then decided to go workingholiday to change my life.
Why Australia?
The reason why I chose Australia was the weather. Canada was also on the table, because I love snowboarding. It’s all the snowboarders dream to go to the great slopes in Canada. I tried to imagine the living in both Australia and Canada, then got an answer. Warmer country should be easier to survive.
To be continued