Name: Nathan

University: Ivy Tech Community College (Graduate)

Course: Bachelors Degree Hotel Management

Heading to: New Zealand

For how long: 12 months

Starting: July 2010

Programme: New Zealand Hospitality Internship programme

What are you most looking forward to in New Zealand?

I am looking forward to working in a new environment, and meeting new people in the industry in New Zealand. I hope to make some connections and friends that I will continue to communicate with in the future for reference and to come back and visit with my family.

What do you hope to achieve/ learn on your internship?

I hope to achieve a better learning on how the hospitality industry operates in New Zealand to help me in the future to understand different tourism systems around the world while pursing my career path in the hospitality industry.

What do you think this internship/ placement will add to your CV?

I think most of it will add international experience and knowledge what it is like to work in a new location in the pacific. Also Leadership skills, experience and will show that I am willing to travel and work for the industry I am majoring in with my degree.

Why are you travelling to New Zealand for your internship?

To gain international experience in the hospitality industry in New Zealand. . I have traveled to the pacific in the past and every since I have had a desire to work in the area since I did not want to leave. I think traveling to New Zealand will help me open up all options and availability for my degree focuses so that I will be able to move up in a management position in the near future.

How jealous do you think your friends are going to be?

How Jealous my friend are going to be, well they have already started being Jealous.  Most of my friends I talk to try to give me 101 ways why I should not go. I do not see the point of staying in America. I already know how the industry operates here I need experience outside the US and I don’t think they seem to understand that.  So far it is encouraging a lot of people in my program they would like to pursue the same path as me. My program chair has asked if back in the states after the placement if I could come speak about my experiences abroad to other students in the hospitality program.

If you’re interested in a Hospitality Internship in Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Christchurch or Queenstown, in New Zealand, check out the Hospitality Internships page for more information.