Three Pasifika students have been awarded the AFS Pasifika Scholarships this Year. Apirana Skipworth a student from Porirua College, Taylor Campbell a student from Bishop Viard College, Matapu -O-Tekonini Moeka'a a student from Aorere College
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Intrepid Journey to Brazil
Mata Moeka'a, from the Pasifika Manukau Chapter, is heading off to Sao Paulo Brazil, having been awarded an AFS Pasifika Scholarship.
Here she answers some questions about her future experience
What are you most looking forward to experiencing in your host country?
Meeting my host family and the people within my community. Actually to be really honest I'm really looking forward to eating the food :)
Pre- Adventure thoughts
Apirana Skipworth AFS Pasifika Scholarship awardee from the Pasifika Porirua Chapter answers some questions before he heads of on exchange
What country are you going on exchange to?
I am going to ARGENTINA!! - The Land of the Tango, Evita Peron, and apparently the world's best steak!!
What City/area are you going to?
I will be living with a small family consisting of a Father, Grandmother, and Son in San Luis, the capital of the San Luis Province.
Karez's Japan Experience
Talofa, my name is Karez Hunt Tiumalu from Bishop Viard College, in Porirua and I was one of the ten Pacifika scholarship students that were chosen to go to Japan for two weeks.
The Land of the Rising Sun
When I first found out I was going to Japan I was in denial, because I thought that people were just joking around with me, but then I got called up to the school hall about a meeting. At first I got there and already I was confused because there was a bunch of year 11 and one other year 12 student in there and our high achievers teacher, now I know I was a high achiever but this was like a puzzle a genius had to figure out, this was because I didn’t know what on earth was going on. Then suddenly the news was broken to me and the nine other students and I were over the moon.
Sarah MacArthur AFS JENESYS Programme 2009
Konnichwa!
Last year, 10 scholarships were offered by AFS NZ to 10 high school students from Porirua to go on the AFS JENESYS Programme. I was also awarded a scholarship to attend the programme accompanying the students. My name is Sarah MacArthur and I work as a Solicitor in the NZFSA legal team. I currently spend a lot of my free time volunteering for this awesome organisation
AFS Pasifika Alumni Experiences on You Tube
Irene MacArthur put together a video about going on exchange with AFS. Check it out!
Tanya Muagututi'a in U.S.A
Tanya Muagututi'a went to U.S.A. in 1997 on the Year Programme.
Pennie Togiatama in Honduras
Pennie Togiatama went to Honduras in 1990
I am a New Zealand-born Niuean married (now Pennie Otto) to a Native Samoan and have two daughters. I've lived most of my life in Mangere, South Auckland where my parents still reside. I have been teaching English for over 10 years at local high schools and would love to help our young people see more of the world and what it has to offer. I lived in Puerto Cortes with the Stanley and Castellanos Families.
Mere Mulu in South Africa
Mere Mulu went to South Africa in 2000 on the AFS Young Adults Programme.
Stephen Paul Mataipule in Brazil
Stephen Paul Mataipule went to Brazil in 2001 on the Year Programme.
I decided to go on an AFS exchange after someone came to my school at the time, Porirua College, and started handing out pamphlets. I'm not too sure why I chose Brazil, I had seen ads and the carnivals on TV and so I thought it would be a good place to go. For me the highlight of my exchange was just being part of a different side of life, meeting new people, and participating in Brazilian life in general.