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Meet the Work New Zealand Team

Abby Haverkamp - Program Manager

Where Overseas Have You Lived & For How Long?

I have lived in Kent, England for one year, the Barossa Valley in South Australia for 5 months, Margaret River (total paradise) in Western Australia for 6 months and the Niagara Peninsula Canada for 4 months. I have also lived on a Cruise Ship for 2 months, sailing around the world with 260 other 18 - 30 year olds.

Countries Visited:

Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Canada, USA, England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Italy, Greece, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, India, Tanzania, Seychelles, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Antarctica.

Abby in front of the Taj Mahal

Ben Thomas - Program Co-ordinator

Where Overseas Have You Lived & For How Long?

USA for about a year, mainly in New York (Upstate) for 4 months, Maine for 3 months, California for 1 month, and the rest of the time driving most of the in-between bits. Most recently England for 3 months.

Countries Visited:

New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada, Mexico and the UK.
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 IEP's Ben Thomas

Simon Grant - Program Co-ordinator

Where Overseas Have You Lived & For How Long?

America, Ireland, England, Japan, South Africa, Canada all for around a year each.

Countries Visited:

Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Jordan, South Africa, USA, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Cuba, Costa Rica, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina.

 Simon snowboarding

Pip Hawkins - Program Co-ordinator

Where I have lived overseas:

I lived in Brisbane, Australia for four years and in the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland, Australia for three months. I also lived in Canada for three months.

Countries visited:

Australia, Canada, Fiji, Cook Islands, Thailand, Singapore, France, Italy, USA!

 Pip