This document discusses the author's background, interests, and values. It describes her aspiration to become an occupational therapist, the importance of her family, living in Hamilton with flatmates, enjoying waterskiing and skiing with her family in places like Ohakune and Queenstown, maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle with activities such as bush walks, valuing time with friends, and working as a retail assistant to gain job skills.

2. “Being” a student
with the potential
aspiration and
goal of becoming
a qualified
occupational
therapist.

3. My family
(Pictured; mother
father, brother &
sister) are a very
important aspect
of who I am or
my ‘being.’

4. Living in the Rotatuna
Suburb, Hamilton.
Being a tenant and
friend apart of a
flatting circle or
‘community’ has
really aided me in
developing various
social and life skills i.e.
paying bills,
budgeting etc.

5. Growing up in Tauranga
and with outdoorsy
parents has allowed me to
develop a passion for the
ocean and more
specifically waterskiing. It is
a hobby I take part in
every summer.

6. Every winter my parents take
my sister, brother and I skiing
usually in Ohakune to Mount
Ruapehu. However
fortunately pictured left in
2013 they took us to
Queenstown (Coronet Peak).
This year we are going again
however with 2 day trips to
Wanaka (Cardrona). Not
only do I enjoy the physical
endurance but I absolutely
love being on any New
Zealand slope as the scenery
is magnificent.

7. Clean eating and for
filling a healthy diet is
something I aspire to
and try my hardest to
adhere too. I enjoy
organic foods, cooking
and eating New
Zealand’s great
produce.

8. Pictured left is the Harakarmaita
Track in Ngaruwahia, New
Zealand. I enjoy keeping in
shape but mostly enjoy walking
– especially with scenic
atmosphere. Doing bush walks
for me is very therapeutic –
spiritually, mentally and
physically.

9. Being surrounded by the
love of friends is really
important to me. A
balance between being
productive and social is
something I execute well.
I find my friends to be also
very therapeutic and are
a part of who I am
spiritually.

10. Own picture taken from a store
bag
Being a retail assistant at Acquisitions at the local shopping mall is
an important role to me and who I am as a person. It allows me to
develop generic sales skills but also teaches me about financial
skills and responsibility. It has allowed me to learn new skills about
working within a team and also how to communicate efficiently
with the public in delivering service optimal to the consumer.

11.  All pictures are my own.