So, I begin..
Let me explain how that happened, that I'm going to have this small trip to such an exotic country:
Last summer I've found a very interesting and extraordinary project.. I've started to work on it, and at some stage, my customer (he is from New Zealand, Christchurch) suggested me to have a small trip to New Zealand to finish the project there - also because the project required my being there.. It is related to some hardware device, connected to a PC, and it would be difficult to make integration and tests remotely (via internet)..
So, I had to take a very difficult decision: if I go to NZ, I should leave my current working place, 'cause my bosses couldn't accept such a long holiday for me (the trip was going to take 2 months). From one side I had a stable profitable work here in Bishkek, and on the other side I had the opportunity to fly to another country - to see the world, to get new experiences..
I have to say, that I had not much travels in my life.. Only once I was abroad (beyond borders of the former USSR) - it was already long time ago, before my marriage, I was 19 years old.. I worked in Genoa, Italy as a software developer for 8 months, after that I had to return to Bishkek.. Since that time I didn't go anywhere except Issik-Kul - the common place for summer holidays..
So, I've made the decision (right or wrong - time will show). I'm going to travel to NZ. In september I've submitted an application for visitors visa to the New Zealand embassy in Moscow. Here I want to thank my friend Michael Shogin. He's working in Moscow in @mail.ru, and he helped me a lot with documents. I.e. - I didn't even go to Moscow, I just sent the documents to Michael, and he submitted them to the embassy.
Now I have the visa. It allows me to stay in NZ till Feb 28th 2008.
It was not so easy to get visa.. I had to gather lot of papers.. fill several forms, agree the details with my sponsor from NZ (the person who invited me), and so on.. After that, the embassy officials sent me a lot of requests for additional information... But I could supply them with everything they needed, and finally I've got visa! So the trip become more and more real, and I'm looking forward for this journey with great anxiety!!!Let me explain how that happened, that I'm going to have this small trip to such an exotic country:
Last summer I've found a very interesting and extraordinary project.. I've started to work on it, and at some stage, my customer (he is from New Zealand, Christchurch) suggested me to have a small trip to New Zealand to finish the project there - also because the project required my being there.. It is related to some hardware device, connected to a PC, and it would be difficult to make integration and tests remotely (via internet)..
So, I had to take a very difficult decision: if I go to NZ, I should leave my current working place, 'cause my bosses couldn't accept such a long holiday for me (the trip was going to take 2 months). From one side I had a stable profitable work here in Bishkek, and on the other side I had the opportunity to fly to another country - to see the world, to get new experiences..
I have to say, that I had not much travels in my life.. Only once I was abroad (beyond borders of the former USSR) - it was already long time ago, before my marriage, I was 19 years old.. I worked in Genoa, Italy as a software developer for 8 months, after that I had to return to Bishkek.. Since that time I didn't go anywhere except Issik-Kul - the common place for summer holidays..
So, I've made the decision (right or wrong - time will show). I'm going to travel to NZ. In september I've submitted an application for visitors visa to the New Zealand embassy in Moscow. Here I want to thank my friend Michael Shogin. He's working in Moscow in @mail.ru, and he helped me a lot with documents. I.e. - I didn't even go to Moscow, I just sent the documents to Michael, and he submitted them to the embassy.
Now I have the visa. It allows me to stay in NZ till Feb 28th 2008.
I was asked about photo-reports from some of my friends, and thus, I've decided to create this blog. I'll post the photo-reports and my thoughts/impressions here.. Everybody are welcommed to leave posts/comments here.. And even if most of my friends are russian-speaking, I've decided to narrate in English, 'cause some of my friends can't read English...
Ah, forgot to mention: the approximate departure date is 20th of November.. So, I have plenty of time for preparations..
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