Boy does time fly… It’s been over a month since my last post and so much has happened in that time! To cut a long story short, I have transitioned into a new organisation (will blog about this soon) and have had little time to write, but thankfully I had the urge and desire to…
Tag: photography
Travel Diaries: Wonderful Copenhagen
This week I went back to work, so I’ve been slow to finish off the travel diaries from my recent trip! But better later than never, right? Copenhagen Be still my beating heart… As Denmark’s cool Capital city, Copenhagen is my idea of perfection; gorgeous and green, clean air, lovely old buildings, an effective transport…
Travel Diaries: Cruising the Greek Islands
If you only have a short amount of travel time but want to explore some of the amazing Greek islands, then I highly recommend going on a cruise ship. Cruising makes it easier to access different islands without the hassle of flying and having to organise multiple connections and transfers. Along with my partner and…
Travel Diaries: Athens
Kalimera! Oh how I loved hearing this vivacious greeting each morning in beautiful Greece, where the food is divine, the weather wonderfully Mediterranean, and the people relaxed and laid-back. As we drove from the airport into the city of Athens, I couldn’t help but notice and the hills and abundance of olive and fruit trees. …
Travel Diaries: London
I recently came back from a holiday with lots of content and ideas in my head. I hope you don’t mind (bugger it, I’m going to do it anyway) but over the coming week you will see lots of travel writing in ‘Coffee and Career Chat’. Enjoy as you sip on your flat white or…
Farewell Mr Watt!
Maths was always my least preferred subject at school. In fact, I hated it. I guess I didn’t see the sense in manipulating numbers and solving equations. This notion got challenged in my fourth form year at school when I was introduced to the determined, utterly commanding, and somewhat scary figure in Mr Peter Watt…
The path to authority is through service
O le ala i le pule o le tautua. The path to authority is through service. I absolutely love this quote, shared by the über-talented John Belford-Lelaulu at a schools event today. John was there to inspire year 12 Pasifika students from across Auckland, but he also captivated teachers and other staff who were in…
I ♥ Humans of South Auckland
JOY. Finding out you are expecting your own baby after years of fostering children. SORROW. Wishing you spent more time with your dad before he passed away. RESILIENCE. Coping with teasing and taunts, and turning them into poetic ambition. URGENCY. Making every previous moment count with a sickly child. PRIDE. Embracing your faith and empowering…
Building a pathway to success #tradesforme
Carpentry. Painting and decorating. Brick and block laying. Aluminium joinery. Furniture and cabinet making. Concreting. These are a few of the trades that secondary school students got to experience during the BCITO #tradesforme School Activity Day last week. Held at the grounds of Alexandra Racecourse and featuring students from all over Auckland, the purpose was…
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Why did the chicken cross the road? To help you reflect and ponder your existence. Okay… more on that later. Last Saturday I took my mum and partner to Ngā Tohu o Uenuku (Mangere Arts Centre) to see the fantastic new play Still Life with Chickens by Samoan writer D.F. Mamea. The slice-of-life story focuses on…
Career Coffee Chats 