06 Dec My Educational Journey
Kei te tīmatanga. Kei te pō te tīmatatanga o te waiatatanga mai a te atua, ko te ao, ko te ao mārama, ko te ao tūroa.
I started at university at 18 wanting to be an educational psychologist. Listening to Moana Maniopoto’s show, tonight, another great kōrero, it is liberating to hear that Donna Awatere Huata studied and started as an Educational Psychologist. It is liberating to hear, that Moana wanted to be an Educational Psychologist like her, but due to circumstances she turned to training to be a lawyer and, by divine intervention a great singer and lyricist. This is also where my journey is different too, from my beginnings.
When I did my first year at Uni training as an Educational Psychologist, I realised training in this system in this way was not going to suit me. I did 6-months at Uni and went off into the world to explore. Coming round to where I am at now, I’ve had life experience in many things – politics, community development, creative writing, local and central government te mea te mea, and my second go at it all stemmed from studies in storytelling and in my heart a centre of aroha.
I could tell you a longer a story, but my point to share right now is you can be anything and do anything to make change. Each person’s journey and pathway are different and meaningful, if you want it to be.
“Once you make the decision everything else is easy. You will carry the wairua…” Donna Awatere Huata.
Heio anō, mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu.
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.
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