Hippo Homestay in Auckland New Zealand have provided outstanding homestay for student tour groups for the past 30 years. With hundreds of carefully-selected host families on our register, we are able to provide localized groups of families - reducing daily travel times for tour group students.
![我到這新西蘭後的第三個星期便找到了該學校，並在他們的幫助之下找到了Homestay。
我的Homestay是個非常和藹可親的當地白人，她平時會經常與我聊天，她也知道我是剛到新西蘭，所以在與我談話的時候她會特意放慢語速來遷就我，
平時在她家就感覺像在自己家一樣，非常自由輕鬆，她們家要是有什麼活動，她總會邀請我一起參加，讓我在他鄉也能感覺到家鄉的溫暖。
經過三個多月的居住，我們已經成為了好朋友，以後即使我不再住在她們家，我們的友誼也會一直保持下去- SHI Qin - Kevin](/account/images/quote.img?version=1"e.text=_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_&author.text=Kevin+SHI&begin.fill.color=8A9393"e.fill.color=152827&stage.width.max=446&pid=1240253746736)
![Hi Barbara,
Ryota is well settled in! He liked his newly decorated room.
I took Ryota and Mike to see a film on Sunday. The film was "Role Models", an excellent interactive comedy.
His box of noodles arrived. I thought he may find the food a bit different, so I made fresh salmon sushi last night. He went to his school friend's home last night, to watch a Japanese movie.](/account/images/quote.img?version=1"e.text=_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_&author.text=Jan&begin.fill.color=8A9393"e.fill.color=152827&begin.font.size=150"e.font.size=18"e.text.wrappingwidth=230&stage.width.max=230&pid=1240253746736)
![Thank you for forwarding Jan's email, it is lovely!
Ryota loves his homestay family and has been missing them while he was on holiday.
He now loves New Zealand I think it's because of all Jan's hospitality.
We hope the homestay family also has a good time having Ryota.](/account/images/quote.img?version=1"e.text=Thank+you+for+forwarding+Jan%27s+email%2C+it+is+lovely%21%0ARyota+loves+his+homestay+family+and+has+been+missing+them+while+he+was+on+holiday.%0AHe+now+loves+New+Zealand+I+think+it%27s+because+of+all+Jan%27s+hospitality.%0AWe+hope+the+homestay+family+also+has+a+good+time+having+Ryota.&author.text=Yasuko+-+Guardian+of+Ryota&begin.fill.color=8A9393"e.fill.color=152827&begin.font.size=150"e.font.size=18"e.text.wrappingwidth=230&stage.width.max=230&pid=1240253746736)
![After coming to Auckland, I stayed in two families houses as a homestay. One family is Dutch and the other is Kiwi. Both families were awesome because I had gotten lots of good experiences from them. Also I could learn two countries cultures, lifestyle and English. I appreciate giving me such a good experience. It will be my precious memory.](/account/images/quote.img?version=1"e.text=After+coming+to+Auckland%2C+I+stayed+in+two+families+houses+as+a+homestay.++One+family+is+Dutch+and+the+other+is+Kiwi.+Both+families+were+awesome+because+I+had+gotten+lots+of+good+experiences+from+them.++Also+I+could+learn+two+countries+cultures%2C+lifestyle+and+English.+I+appreciate+giving+me+such+a+good+experience.++It+will+be+my+precious+memory.&author.text=Yuka+Fujino+-+Japan&begin.fill.color=8A9393"e.fill.color=152827&begin.font.size=150"e.font.size=18"e.text.wrappingwidth=230&stage.width.max=230&pid=1240253746736)
![Thank you, Hippo Homestay! You give me the greatest opportunity to have new life experience in New Zealand. My homestay mother treats me as her another daughter: takes me shopping, gym, walking after dinner. I feel so comfortable here. My room is in upstairs with big windows, sunny, fantastic view of the park.
I can tell you funny story: we have a cat: she is really gorgeous with white fur. My homestay mother turns on a heater for her when old cat is going to sleep. She is a real "Queen" of our family.](/account/images/quote.img?version=1"e.text=_5468616e6b20796f752c20486970706f20486f6d6573746179212020596f752067697665206d6520746865206772656174657374206f70706f7274756e69747920746f2068617665206e6577206c69666520657870657269656e636520696e204e6577205a65616c616e642e20204d7920686f6d6573746179206d6f7468657220747265617473206d652061732068657220616e6f746865722064617567687465723a2074616b6573206d652073686f7070696e672c2067796d2c2077616c6b696e672061667465722064696e6e65722e202049206665656c20736f20636f6d666f727461626c6520686572652e20204d7920726f6f6d20697320696e2075707374616972732077697468206269672077696e646f77732c2073756e6e792c2066616e7461737469632076696577206f6620746865207061726b2e0a0a492063616e2074656c6c20796f752066756e6e792073746f72793a2020776520686176652061206361743a20736865206973207265616c6c7920676f7267656f75732077697468207768697465206675722e204d7920686f6d6573746179206d6f74686572207475726e73206f6e20612068656174657220666f7220686572207768656e206f6c642063617420697320676f696e6720746f20736c6565702e20205368652069732061207265616c2022517565656e22206f66206f75722066616d696c792e_&author.text=S.Y.S.-+Korea&begin.fill.color=8A9393"e.fill.color=152827&begin.font.size=150"e.font.size=18"e.text.wrappingwidth=230&stage.width.max=230&pid=1240253746736)
