Hey bloggers!
For this weeks activity we have to talk about our cultural background, where we came from, where our parents came from and even where our grandparents came from!
Today our activity is based on Kupe, thought to be the first explorer to discover NZ using traditional Polynesian sailing techniques.
Other legends say he followed a octopus to NZ before destroying it in the cook strait.
Then there was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman that said he discovered NZ even though the Maori all ready lived there.
For this activity we would like you to think about your own experiences and your own cultural background. Where does your family come from? Do they come from Europe like Abel Tasman, Polynesia like Kupe, or somewhere else?
On your blog, please tell us about your cultural background. Where do you and your family come from?
Half of my family comes from Asia and the other half are Kiwi's.
I have a Mum a Dad a Sister and a cat. My Mum's side are all Asian. We come from Malaysia, a country that sits just under Thailand and Cambodia. My grandparents both went to Malaysia because of food shortages and other crisis's. My grandparents live in Ipoh ( pronounced e - po ), in the same house my Mum grew up in!
Now over to my Dad. My Dad was born in NZ, he grew up in a place a couple hundred Km north of Auckland called Kaio. He traveled the world a bit and lived in England and Japan for a while. His parents have moved down south another 400 km or so to a place called Kawerau 58km east of Rotorua.
I like to associate myself with the Asian side of my family but I still think that I am a Kiwi!
Blog ya later!
Selamat pagi Toby, I hope you’re having a fantastic day so far - despite the heavy rain!
ReplyDeleteThank you for doing week one, day one, activity two. It was really cool to read where your family is from and thank you for being so open about your cultural background, I really appreciated that :)
I'm interested to know more - what is important or special to you and your family? What language(s) do you speak? I have visited Thailand and Cambodia but have never been to Malaysia - I love Malaysian food though so I definitely want to go there someday!
I am Pākehā but my dad’s family comes from England and my Mum’s family comes from Scotland and Canada, which is pretty cool because it means I can go and live in all of these countries if I want to! My family is quite small and live in many different places, but I have a lot of friends and family friends who are like family to me. The most important thing about my family is that we are really open and honest and have great communication, my parents are also really loving towards me :)
I only speak English but I would love to learn Te Reo Maori and Spanish.
Thanks for posting! I look forward to reading more of your posts over the summer :)
Eliza :)
Hi Toby.
ReplyDeleteI very like your blog post.
Hope you do more SLJ so I can read them every weekend.
If you want to see my blog here it is.
https://wpsizumim.blogspot.com/
Bye.