hey there
I guess thats the most exciting news you could recive!
I could not imagine my OE in NZ in braces... not that i have even expiriences with braces at home till 19. Nov - but since i thinking about the impact on "my life as usal" - i would have no good idea how to manage appointments and so on when i finished the language school and started traveling around
10 different orthodontist around the country working on your braces - by a prescription of your ortho at home. All appointments planned ahead, sound like a bad idea for me and even worse me traveling as your braces likes.
I have this funny picture in my mind - Me on this small Fiji island - no tab water, every thing messed up with sand, no proper mirror - trying to pick out the fibers of the pinnaples we had 3 times a day to every meal on our table

- was already hard to handle day contactlenses...
All the best for your OE - for me, it was the best time in my life! and you can enjoy it with a new smile.
Greetings from Switzerland