Future Aspiration

FUTURE ASPIRATION!!

Surprisingly, we (Team 5) had some visitors come to the intermediate block today. They came to inspire us and encourage us to make our own choices and to stick to what we want to do not what your friends want to do. The visitors names were Andrew Patterson, Jason Sharma, Alfred Faireka and Arizona Leger.

About them and what they were talking about:

Andrew Patterson: He is a radio person. He works for himself. The name is Sunday Business with Andrew Patterson.

He talked about how he became a radio person and how it all started. He was also the Host and the introducer to the visitors.

Jason Sharma: He is a first year maths teacher at Tamaki College, he is Samoan and Indian, and he graduated Teach First NZ programme.

He talked about his parents and what he used to do before wanting to be a maths teacher…. He also said why he wanted to be a maths teacher…..

Alfred Faireka: He is a police officer at Auckland G.I!!!.... He is Cook Island and he plays sport. He used to play Rugby League but now he plays Tag (Ripper Rugby). He said that you can travel to return people back to their countries and that you can stay there for a while and check out somethings then come back. He talked to us about what it is like being a police and it sounded pretty. He also told us about the names of the things you can do being a police and the names were

Delta: Going around with the dogs

Eagles: Flying around in circles in a helicopter

Data: Going around in a boat

One of his quotes was “Don’t follow your friends to what their doing.

Arizona Leger: She is a journalist… Well, she is studying journalism. She was the school captain in primary, Head girl at E.G.G.s (Epsom. Girls. Grammar. School). She is a pacifica…. Samoan, Fijian, Tongan and Maori. She is a very talented girl and she also has a lot of energy in her. She talked about how she used to talk a lot in primary, intermediate, college and get in trouble. And she also talked about what happened in those years.

The person that inspired me the most was Arizona Leger because of the things she was talking about. My favorite thing that she talked to us about was the Handie 5!!!. Why?? Because they were good things to do in your life and it was funny too.

The Handie 5!!! were

1 - Tahi - Do the Mahi!! - Do the work!!

2 - Lua - “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ( Dr Seuss)

3 - San (San is in Japanese) - Go have some fun - go enjoy yourself

4 - Brake down the door - Bring out your confidence

5 - Strive to stay alive!! - Thrive to stay alive!!

What she said might help me some day when I get older. To be honest but she is a bit like me because I always talk during class and then I get in trouble and get moved into another desk.