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You probably know that modern humans first migrated out of East Africa approximately 150,000 years ago. What you may not know is that New Zealand was the last major landmass to be settled by humans. Interestingly, it was also the last stop for the migrations of the seafaring Polynesian peoples, who emerged from the Southeast Asian mainland as a distinct ethnic group perhaps as long ago as 4000 years and spread throughout the islands of the South and Central Pacific.

The country itself is home to spectacular scenery and geography, occupying latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere comparable to the American States of California, Oregon and Washington in the north. In fact, the southern island of New Zealand contains snowy mountain ranges that resemble the Cascades and Sierra, and offer excellent skiing during the austral winter. Further north, New Zealand stretches into subtropical climate zones that people from Florida and southern California would find comfortably familiar.

These are just a few of the interesting facts you will come to appreciate when you study abroad in New Zealand. 

For those considering a career in alternative energy technologies and ecological sciences will be interested to know that New Zealand is at the forefront of this emerging industry. Opportunities to get in on the cutting edge of environmental science and green energy abound at New Zealand’s colleges and universities.

Those more interested in social sciences and the humanities will also find many reasons to study abroad in New Zealand. This country is home to the indigenous Maori, a Polynesian people related to Hawaiians, Samoans and Tahitians. The Maori adopted a written language very soon after initial contact with Europeans, and therefore have preserved a great deal of their history and culture in a form most useful to traditional scholars and anthropologists.

Aside from the scenery and lively cultural institutions that thrive in cosmopolitan cities such as Auckland and Christchurch, one of the best reasons to study in New Zealand is that they speak your language ‘ and quite well, too. Chances are, you’ll find that life during a semester or two in New Zealand is familiar enough to be comfortable and exotic enough to keep you interested and discovering new things every day.

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