Hen | Te Atatū Peninsula
“I like, in my family that my parents gave me a lot of freedom to do whatever I want.
I didn’t exactly use it, because they gave it to me. If they hadn’t have given it to me, I would have probably rebelled or something. With my family I don’t feel the need to hide anything, so I don’t go out of my way to do it, so I just tell them things if I want to do something, and they say, it’s your choice. As long as you’re safe, then it’s fine. So, I just do that.
I would have taken more chances, because I’m a bit reserved, and I was especially growing up, so I would have joined a sport or some sort of group to make me feel a bit more confident later on in life.
I was born and raised in Auckland, and my family kind of raised me to care about the environment, care about the people around me, and care about my family.
I guess a little bit, Māori culture, but mostly it’s just because we have to live on this earth, so looking after the earth is looking after humanity and basically everything. So, just caring is a good thing to have, no matter what it is for.
I’m not sure yet, I just kind of want to be a good person, maybe do something environmental. Maybe something social, I don’t know.
Long drives with my family and singing John Denver in the car with my dad (specific childhood memory.)”
