CULTURE SHOCK. 24/01/2006

“17-year-old Jordan Luke-Close from the small town of Manaia has never been on a plane before.
Joshua Andrews lives in Omokorua, just out of Tauranga. He's 16 and his mother still makes his school lunch for him.
Jeni Taylor lives in Wellington, goes to a private girls' school and, at 17, is used to living a totally independent life.
17-year-old Courtney Browne describes herself as a bit gothy, hates living in Papakura and can't wait to leave.
Culture Shock follows the lives of these four young New Zealanders as they take part in a year long AFS Intercultural  Exchange Programme and spend a year living in different countries around the world.
This documentary charts the struggles and success of these four very different young New Zealanders over a period of 18 months as they fundraise, prepare to leave and then adjust to living in a foreign country, with a new family, going to a new school and, in three cases, grappling with a new language.” TVNZ; tvnz.co.nz; 26/01/2006