The Black Sheep Backpackers Team
Kayla - Manager
Where are you from?
A small country town in South Australia
What brought you to Queenstown?
I had finished travelling Europe & Asia but wasn't ready to go back to Australia. So I came to Queenstown and like everyone I didn't plan on staying long term, now 4 years later. Still here!
What is your favourite thing about Black Sheep Backpackers?
The people (staff and guests) + the vibe. We put a lot of time into creating the best spaces for guests!
Where do you think is the best place to eat/drink in Queenstown?
Pedro's by the Lake for food! And for a drink definitely Ballarat (also the best place for a boogie!)
What do you love about Queenstown?
The views, hikes and long summer days and BBQs down by the lake.
What's the best advice you've been given?
"Become friends with people who aren't your age. Hang out with people whose first language isn't the same as yours. Get to know someone who doesn't come from your social class. This is how you see the world. This is how you grow."
Jared - Assistant Manager
Where are you from?
Wolverhampton (Up the Wolves)-England
What brought you to Queenstown?
All the views. I love being amongst the mountains
What is your favourite thing about Black Sheep Backpackers?
Meeting people from all over the world and learning about all the different cultures (the sauna is sick too)
Where do you think is the best place to eat/drink in Queenstown?
Flame ribs are heaven and atlas for their rotating beer tap
What do you love about Queenstown?
Fun all year round. Playing in the pow in winter (when we get it) and going on hikes and dipping in the lake in summer
What's the best advice or quote you've been given?
What is my perfect crime? I break into Tiffany's at midnight. Do I go for the vault? No, I go for the chandelier. It's priceless. As I'm taking it down, a woman catches me. She tells me to stop. It's her father's business. She's Tiffany. I say no. We make love all night. In the morning, the cops come and I escape in one of their uniforms. I tell her to meet me in Mexico, but I go to Canada. I don't trust her. Besides, I like the cold. Thirty years later, I get a postcard. I have a son and he's the chief of police. This is where the story gets interesting. I tell Tiffany to meet me by the Trocadero in Paris. She's been waiting for me all these years. She's never taken another lover. I don't care. I don't show up. I go to Berlin. That's where I stashed the chandelier.- Dwight Schrute.
Nico - Host + Social and Events Coordinator
Where are you from?
Connecticut, USA
What brought you to Queenstown?
A hat & a dream
What is your favourite thing about Black Sheep Backpackers?
My favourite thing about Black Sheep is the views from the property
Where do you think is the best place to eat/drink in Queenstown?
Hotdog Inc @ the Lake Front @hotdoginc_queenstown
What do you love about Queenstown?
The vibes
What's the best advice or quote you've been given?
Everything’s going to be okay in the end, and if it’s not okay it’s not the end.
Belen - Host + Marketing Assistance
Where are you from?
I am from Rosario, Argentina.
What brought you to Queenstown?
The mountains, for sure. I was looking for feeling that shiver of being in a new adventure.
What is your favourite thing about Black Sheep Backpackers?
The idea of being in a hostel where you will find people that very quickly became your family, a huge and amazing cosmopolitan family.
Where do you think is the best place to eat/drink in Queenstown?
To drink 1876. Fergburger has the best burgers I have ever tried.
What do you love about Queenstown?
That little mountain village vibe. The amazing plan of going out for a walk late at night and you look all the amazing lights around the lake and if you go further just a little bit you have the chance to look up to the night sky and be wondered by the millions of starts you will see.
What's the best advice or quote you've been given?
I do not know if it is the best, but definitely it is the one that made me clear my mind a lot when it was not, in Argentina it is “No le des tus perlas a los chanchos”, the translation will be “Do not give your pearls to the pigs”
Alan - Housekeeping Supervisor
San Antonio, Chile
What brought you to Queenstown?
I was living in Canmore/band Canada on my first work holiday visa and queenstown was like the Rocky Mountains, LOVE THE MOUNTAINS, I only came for a year but now i've been here for 6 years. Yeahhhh!!
What is your favourite thing about Black Sheep Backpackers?
The people, I love learning about different cultures.
Where do you think is the best place to eat/drink in Queenstown?
Drink - Littlemex ( spice margarita is the best one )
Food - Thai Cuisine, pad Thai is my favourite. yumi!
What do you love about Queenstown?
The majestic beauty of the mountains and the vibes.
What's the best advice or quote you've been given?
Whatever you do — give it 100%
Marcia - Housekeeping
Where are you from?
Brazil
What brought you to Queenstown?
Quality of life for me and my family
What is your favorite thing about BS?
Work team
Where do you think is the best place to eat/drink in QT?
I cant choose just one place as i love different culinary cultures. Indian food (Bombay Palace), Thai food (Tham Nak Thai), Turkish Kebab, Pizza (Winnies and The Cow) e Patagonia (ice cream and cheesecake).
What do you love about QT?
The landscape, the nature beauties, such as mountains, lake and gardens.
What's the best advice you've been given?
Live every moment, always in the present, always be grateful, the most important thing is to LIVE.
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Want to join the team? Check out availabilities below!
Operations Manager (Full Time)
please send a CV and cover letter to [email protected]
