My family migrated from the Philippines to New Zealand in 2011 for my father's job and to escape corruption in the Philippine government. My father moved first in 2010 for his new job, while the rest of the family followed in 2011. The family faced challenges with my father's new job and left properties behind in the Philippines, but saw the migration as an opportunity for a new life in New Zealand. My father eventually returned to the Philippines undecided, leaving the rest of the family in New Zealand.