A young New Zealander's first overseas trip, typically to Europe, viewed as an informal rite of passage.
long overseas experiences were popular with those who could afford them
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Getting the magic "overseas experience" isn't enough.
I come from a nation of voyagers, of teenagers heading off on their Big Overseas Experience, of ex-pats and re-locators and adventurers.
Young people often have their overseas experience for a couple of years and a lot head off to the UK.
The couple had returned to New Zealand six months ago to settle down after their overseas experience.
Auckland was like my overseas experience, being away for two years and coming home and being more settled.
The overseas experience takes students away and undermines communities.
When our children and our grandchildren travel around the world for their overseas experience from now on, that will be acknowledged as a realistic fact and risk associated with their travel.
" Mum and dad were often sparring and dad was threatening to walk out and drown his sorrows at the pub, a consequence of his overseas experience.
The reasons are legion: youthful wanderlust, overseas experience, career opportunities, dual citizenship.
He didn't much enjoy school and wanted to have what we Kiwis call his overseas experience.