Caroline

My interview: My Mum, Jennifer Kim Where did she immigrate from? Korea
 * Immigration Interview **

Q1:What made you immigrate? A1: My Husband and I immigrated to New Zealand because the education is really strict in Korea, you have to get in university and Koreas students get in university and Koreas students are so competitive against others in anything. Q2: Did anyone get hurt? A2: No because Korea is not a dangerous country. Q3: If you came to join other families or friends why did you decide to join? A3: I did not come to join other family or friends. Q4: How was the country dangerous? A4: It was not dangerous. Q5: Who did you immigrate with? A5: Just my Husband. Q6: How many years has it been since you immigrated? A6: 16 years. Q7: Do you regret immigrating? Why or why not? A7: No because NZ is a beautiful place to be. Q8: What are the differences between this country and Korea? A8: Well, NZ is very quiet, calm and peaceful as for in Korea it is very noisy and as I said people there are so competitive. Q9: Do you have any hard times there? How? A9: It is very hard how its a whole different language so wherever I go I get nervous and worried that I might forget what I say and I wouldn't know how to explain something so sometimes I get really stressed ou t. Q10: How did/do you feel about moving? A10: I was excited, I was starting a new life but I was also worried if this was a good country and the right one because I didn't know anything about this country. Q11: Do you still have any other family members in Korea? Why didn't they move? A11: Yes. They didn't move because they preferred Korea more than NZ. Q12: Was it hard leaving your friends? A12: Not really because I was too excited about coming to NZ but although I don't regret going back, I miss them. Q13: Why did you pick NZ over other countries? A13: The Korean community introduced NZ to my Husbands and I so since the education at Korea was very strict we decided to move to NZ. Q14: Have you ever thought about moving back to Korea? If so why? A14: No.


 * Cultural Day **

Last Friday, 31st of October Pinehill School had a Cultural day. Our last one was 3 years ago so it was very exciting. I had been deciding about my clothing and my food I was going to bring. At last I thought and thought and on the day I came to school wearing a black shirt, leggings a cardigan and a jumper. Like everyone else I brought my bag and my food but I also had a bag where another pair of clothes were sitting. What did I do to it? Well I went to the bathroom and got changed into my Korean traditional dress. I wore that the whole day except at lunch and after lunch.

I know someone who can.

I know someone who can slide their bottom lip and top lip.

I know someone who can bend their thumb and touch their wrist.

I know someone who can put their leg over their head.

I know someone who can touch their nose with their tongue.

I know someone who can go back into a bridge.

I know someone who can do the splits.

I know someone who can touch their head with their foot.

I know someone who can who can click their pinky

and that someone is ME.

Browns Bay
Browns Bay was usual enough; it had A beach, a playground, a sky and even a tall tree i always climbed. My friends and I did what girls do- Played tag on the playground, made a volcano in the sand Cartwheeled through the tall green grass, scootered up and down the hard, <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Grey, concrete skate park, <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Ate delicious fish and chips with freezing,cold smoothies. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Doing Nothing important at all.

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<span style="background-color: #0aff00; color: #0300ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monkeys Like You
Roses are red, violets are blue Monkeys like you should be kept in the zoo. Don’t feel so angry, you will find me there too Not in a cage but laughing at you.