NGAPUHI IN ASIA!
VietnaM, LAOS, Thailand - April 2017
INDONESIA - OCTOBER 2017
INDONESIA & MALAYSIA JULY 2018
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Ok, so it's been a couple of weeks since I got back from my travels in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand and it was amazing. I'll post a more in-depth reflection on it all when I get the time and energy but for now here's a link to my Vlog playlist on YouTube:
VLOGS IN INDO, MALAYSIA AND THAILAND 2018
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Tena koutou katoa, Ae marika! I te timatanga o tenei tau i kitea e au tetahi wahanga YouTube rawe rawa atu ko KIWINDO te ingoa, na tetahi wahine Indonesia e noho ana ki Akarana. Well well! At the beginning of this year I discovered an excellent YouTube channel called KIWINDO created by an Indonesian woman living in Auckland. To cut a long story short, we are now great friends and even made a video together! (Well tbh she made the video - I'm just in it Lol. I really like her video making style - all round crisp clean edits, interesting content, doesn't over-do the whole 'Youtuber vibe thing' (imo too many try way too hard to be cool/weird/cute!) Check out our collaborative video: And here is another video of hers that I really like - I mean REALLY like!: Sometimes it's fun to just learn a kids song and blast it out! Kua hakaingoatia e au tenei post "Asia in Ngapuhi" na te mea he korero pouri tenei mo wetahi Hainamana i mate i Aotearoa nei i te timatanga o te rautau i mua...
Did you know that in 1902 the SS Ventnor, a ship en route to China, sank off the coast of the Hokianga Heads carrying 500 coffins, the remains of Chinese men who had died in the gold rush? They were being taken home to be buried when the terrible accident happened - 13 crew lost their lives too. For years afterwards bones were being washed up on the coast and local Maori would collect them and bury them - according them the respect and mana that they could under the circumstances. It's an amazing true story that deserves more recognition and public knowledge! Anei te hononga ki te korero: Here is the link: Ka rawe! I tera wiki i Rotorua (i a maua ko Wai e hararei ana), i tutaki matou ko taku hoa hou ko Cinzia ki te korero - i roto i nga reo e toru; Pakeha, Maori me te reo Initonihia. He wheako tino pai tera mo te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro me nga reo e toru. Heoi ano, ehara i te mea mama! He taumaha te mahi mo te roro haha! Last week while on holiday, Wai and I met up with my friend Cinzia in Rotorua. We chatted in English, Maori and Indonesian and it was amazing. It wasn't easy though! It's a workout for the brain for sure lol! Di sini video nya: Inanahi i haere au ki Akarana mo tetahi hui ki te ropu kaiako i haere ki Initonihia i tera tau - ka pai rawa ki te kite i a ratou ano, me te whakawhitiwhiti wheako, whakaaro, mahi e pa ana ki te whakahonohono ki nga kura i reira.
The teachers who went to Indonesia last year met in Auckland yesterday to share and reflect on our experience and post trip connections with our Indonesian counter-parts and students. It was apparent we have all put in significant effort and time to nuture and grow our connections, often against some hefty challenges I might add. Included in the day was a talk from Prof. Sharyn Davies on 'Threats To Diversity' in modern Indonesia and a very interesting presentation by Dr Nelly Martin about the roles, responsibilities and perceptions of Indonesian Muslim Women in the changing society there (especially the differences between the Suharto era and the post era "era reformasi"). She was both researcher and subject of the study so the presentation was less "lecture" and more personal which made it more engaging. After the day I went for dinner with Dr Nelly and her husband, Eva (a new found Indonesian friend living in Auckland), and my Kiwindo friend Sasya - MANTAP JIWA!!! This month I am doing the language challenge again - it's harder this time now that I'm not on holiday! That said, I do enjoy the challenge of responding to topics, daily speaking practice and learning new vocab and language contexts. Here's the playlist link: This month I am participating in the 30 Day Language Challenge whereby we must record and post ourselves speaking in our target language (for me it's Indonesian) on a range of topics that are given to us daily. It's all about practice, sharing, confidence, feedback and FUN!
Here is a link to my entries playlist on Youtube. On Monday while in Auckland I spent an afternoon with friends from Sulawesi, Indonesia. They return home next week so it was nice to catch up with them before they leave. We went out to Karekare and Piha and had a really nice time! Before we parted I got them to talk a bit about their time here in Aotearoa. I also got to meet their host and professor Sharyn Graham Davies and her family, Evi and Nina are staying with them in Auckland. An awesome day for sure! |
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