1。With career in the stall and in need of a change of scenery，the author went to New Zealand to explore the new and unknown。

2。The hostel had good views and a nice guy on desk， but it was badly run down， with dirty and damp rooms and an inadequate kitchen。

3。No， he didn‘t like it at all。 Not only because he had to wear dirty uniforms and work in a confined space， mostly it was because working there provided him with little chance to experience Kiwi culture and its people。

4。He got a job to do apple thinning there。

5。When he stepped out of his comfort zone， his strength was tested for the first time， and he was able to see how far he could go or how hard he could fall。