Sonoda Christchurch Campus Resident Profiles
| 2012 Residents | |
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Ellen McKee Kaipara College, Auckland Studying towards a Certificate of Proficiency Science and Bachelor of Speech and Language Pathology with Honours ‘Being from the North Island, I only knew a handful of Christchurch people when I moved down here. I wanted to make the transition from work to study as easy as possible and living in a hall seemed the best way to do this.' |
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Matt Sampson ‘Anyone thinking about living in a hall should do it. You meet lots of new people and the amount of socialising is amazing.’ |
| 2010 Resident | |
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Lorna Pirie 'Sonoda seemed friendly and an easy environment to study in – it is small, with a family atmosphere and gorgeous gardens. Everyone there is friendly, it’s quiet and peaceful, but there is still freedom to do what you want to do.' |
| 2009 Residents | |
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Adam Kuang 'Since it's my first year, I really wanted to stay at a hall, where there would be a supportive community around me. It's really shaping up to be a great experience.' |
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Kris McGillivray 'Sonoda is great because of its spacious grounds, modern facilities and the really friendly atmosphere.' |
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Jacqueline Perkins 'I enjoy living at Sonoda because I'm always surrounded by people. We're like a small community within the larger University community. I've gotten to know so many different types of people.' |
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Mel Waite 'If you want an easy, supportive, friendly place to live and study – Sonoda is the place to be.' |
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Kyla-Louise Wood 'There's always someone to talk to at the hall, and it's a great way to meet students, not only from New Zealand but all over the world.' |