Bonjour! My name is Lisa and I learned French throughout High School, so France is definitely a connection. I also enjoy learning salsa dancing (Latin-American dancing), which is originally from Cuba, another global connection.
Ciao! Michele here and I love Italian food - pasta & risotto's in particular. I have been on holiday to New Caledonia which is a island that speaks both French, English and Melanese. New Caledonia is about 4 hours in a plane so you may want to find out why they speak French when France is a long way away (20 hours in a plane).. general information can be found at http://www.newcaledonia.co.nz/things-you-should-know
I ahve a global connection with Nepal which is where Mt Everest is. I have not climbed that mountain but several smaller ones. Do you know who the first people to climb Mt Everest were ? What is the Nepalese name for this mountain ? What is the 2nd highest mountain in the world?
Goede morgen! My name is Maria and I am married to a Dutchman and my children were born in Amsterdam so we are connected to The Netherlands (or Holland as some refer to it). I am part Scottish so we are also connected with Scotland.
Kumusta Simone! =) I am Rachelle from Vitaco. I have a connection with Philippines and China. My ancestors migrated to the Manila and therefore making me a chinese born in the Philippines. Its about 10 hours flight from NZ and it has more than 7,000 islands. Some of the islands like Boracay and Palawan are renowed for its white sandy beautiful beaches. You should defitely visit one day!
Hi - this is Kerry, Simone's Mum. I have a global connection with Melbourne and Sydney every day because the company I work for has offices there. When I was Sim's age I had a penpal in Indianapolis, USA so I have a past connection there. We have relatives in Ireland and Wales and I have travelled to Singapore and Hong Kong for work and other travel has been Thailand, Fiji, Hawaii and Europe and UK.
Good evening Mon and Room 14, Simone's cousins have a global connection to Tanzania we fund a child through World Vision there. The girl we support has sent us a card with a lovely drawing on it, she wants to be a nurse when she gets bigger. Life there would be harder than in New Zealand, no running water, no medical centres, no Smiggles ! Have fun learning.
Hi Simone, My name is Jarrod and i work with your mum! I have connections to Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, England,Scotland,Switzerland, France, Hong Kong, China & Singapore because I played badminton there when i was in the NZ team many years ago.... I also have connections to Croatia, Hungary and America because I have spent time there with friends and family. Lastly, I have connection to Ireland because my fiance is from a small town called Portumna, in county Galway, Ireland. We have travelled there many times on holiday and to visit her family.
Hi Simone, My name is Joanne Reece. I also work with your Mum!. I have connections with Sweden, Ireland Wales & South America as that is where my ancestors are from. I also have connections with Brisbane as my brother lives there and Surfers is my favourate place to go when I'm on holiday.
Hi Simone, this is John and I am living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai is a now a city with a similar population to Auckland, however just 30 - 40 years ago ( when your parents were your age ), Dubai was a fishing village, perhaps something similar in size to Whitianga on the Coromandel - although not as beautiful of course. Now it is one of the fastest growing cities, with half of all the building cranes in the world.
Hi Simone - Uncle John here - when touring the USA for a lifeguard competition representing NZ I went down as well to Mexico. We went to 10 beaches and competed against the lifeguards there. One beach they filmed BayWatch a popular TV show in the 1980's. In Mexico you had to take your own water as the drinking water there was not safe. In California, nobody made their own breakfast they would go to cafe's and have pancakes and bacon. Tortillos were eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Mexico it was good to get home to steak and 3 vegetables.
Simone's Aunty and Grandfather went to Ireland in 2000. Grandy hadn't been back for over 30 years. I enjoyed the trip as I found part of my heritage and found Ireland to be quite similar to New Zealand. I really enjoyed the Giant's Causeway and Killarney Lakes (so blue)..Northern Ireland and finding out my father's and family history was very special.
Hi Simon. My name is Gareth and I used to work with your Aunt Michele!
I have connections to Cambridge, England and Adelaide, Australia where I currently live and where my wife was born. I have working connections with Dielingen and Friedrichshafen in Germany, Shanghai in China and Melbourne and Sydney and past connections have been with San Francisco in the USA, Singapore and Auckland!
Hi, this is Sonya, Simone's Auntie. Although I was born in NZ, we moved to Australia this year so now have connections with koalas, kangaroos, snakes, crocodiles etc!! I also lived in London for 2 years so still have many connections with friends there. I have also done alot of travel around Europe, Thailand and America. We miss you Sim!! xx
My name is Jack and I am Simone's cousin. I have a connection with the North Pole. I have a friend who lives there and he visits me once a year. I am just about to write to him and tell him that I have been a good boy but my sisters Chloe and Stella haven't been as good.
Moin moin Simone, my name is Robert and I work with your mom. I am connected with the USA, Germany and The Netherlands. I grew up in Powhattan, Kansas, which is a very small town in the middle of the USA. I lived and worked in Hamburg, Germany for many years. My wife was born in the The Netherlands, and at age 14 her family immigrated to NZ. I met her during my time in Germany. Our daughter is 6, was born in NZ, and speaks Dutch, German, and English. We have close relatives in all of the mentioned countries. We are firmly connected and it can be complicated.
Hi, my name is Zoe. I am 5 years old. My dad Weng is a friend of Sonya. I am a Chinese and was born in NZ. My dad was born in Malaysia. His grandfather was born in China and migrated to Maylaysia to look for a job. My mum was born in Hong Kong. Her mum (my grandmum) was born in Indonesia and moved to Hong Kong when she was 11 years old. I always go to Hong Kong to visit my grandparents and my favourite place - Disneyland - to see my faviourite princesses.
Hi Sim, Dad here, looks like you are connected to lots of different people around the world by friends of friends and also your relatives. What a great little project, and thanks to Miss B for organising and looking after this one.
Hi Simone, My name is Dana and I am a friend of your Auntie Sonya's. I live in NZ nad have connections with Australia as I am friends with Sonya. I also have a number of other friends in Australia. I also have connections with the UK. I have an Aunt and Cousins who live there. I have another cousin who lives in Santa Monica in California. I also have connections with Scandinavia as that is where my relatives where from before the moved to NZ. Good luck with your project.
Hi Simone, Aunty Debbie here. We are in Brisbane at the moment, visiting your Auntie Sonya and family. I have also travelled to Fiji, Thailand, Vanuatu, America, Canada, UK, Europe and Africa.
Gidday Simone, I lived with your Mum in London, over 12 years ago! I have connections with New Zealand, as that is where I was born, also England, as that is where I now live, with my Englsh husband, and my two daughters, my eldest being born in Glasgow, Scotland. I also have relations in Brisbane, Australia and Calgary, Canada. Phew!
Lindy Loo here. All of our family are connected with Poland as this is where our nana and Grandy (your great nana and Grandy) descended came from. Jaxon, Daim and I are also connected to Australia and England on the other side of our family. Mum has been helping a cousin from England do a family tree and there is a book showing all the various relatives. We have some Samoan cousins who live in Wellington so have a connection to Samoa and their culture too. We have two cousins in Australia, Jonathan and Aunty Sonj (and their families). Lucky things. In NZ, we have cousins in the North and South Islands. North Island cousins live in Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North and Inglewood, and our South Island cousins are in Westport and Christchurch. We're sorry we missed seeing you on the weekend. Hope swimming and piano went well!
Gidday from Australia Simone. Uncle Iain here. I have a brother living in San Diego USA. I have travelled around the world, but my favourite places were Germany where they have an annual beer fest, Turkey for its great food and Egypt where I went on a camel ride for two days with a local who bought only water and flour to make things to eat. Seeing the pyramids were great.
Hi Simone,Aunty Robyn here. I don't have any family connections from around the world but have travelled a bit. Europe, Japan, Singapore, Australia, USA, and Fiji. One of my favourite places would be Blue Lagoons own island in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji, stunning white sandy beaches, warm water and a Fijian feast (Fiji's version of a hangi)and of course, sun!
Hi Simone, Aunty Robyn here. I don't have any direct connections of family around the world, but have travelled a bit. Europe, Singapore, Japan, Australia, USA and Fiji. One of my favourite places would be Blue Lagoon island in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji. Stunning white sandy beach, warm water, tropical fish and of course, sun!
hi sim dad is from ireland and my mums ancestors are from poland.my nana taught us some polish words like kura which means chickens.ive been to turkey and hope to go back in 2015 for gallipoli because merlyns grandfather was in world war 1 and 2
hi sim i have a connection with madagascar as i have seen the movie and want to go there to see alex the lion marty the zebra melman the giraffe and gloria the hippo love from your cousin sarah (aged 3 years)
Hi Simone, Debbie, Marcus and Caitlin here. We don't have any family around the world but have travelled to Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and Australia. My favourite spot would be Hawaii with lovely beaches and lots of sun. Marcus has lived in England and Taiwan and his dad was born in Cyrpus. What an excellent project to be doing.
Hi Simone, Maria, Michaela & Alex here :) Our mum has a connection with London as she lived there for 2 years, and also with Canada cos one of her best friends lives there in Toronto. We have a connection with Scotland as Mum's birth grandparents were from there. Also we have a special connection with the Gold Coast theme parks!
Hi Simone, this is from Grandy. I was born in Millisle IRELAND (County Downs, near Belfast). I used to be in the Merchant Navy and did a lot of travelling... PORTSIDE EGYPT (where there is an interesting manmade canal shortcut. Ships had to gather at Portside to form a convoy so the ships could go through canal in single file); at the bottom of the red sea (ADEN YEMEN) ships would load up with oil. I remember once we wanted to go ashore for lunch but there were so many goats and chickens on the main street, we didn't bother; We loaded with coal in Norfolk Virginia USA bound for Bueno Aires ARGENTINA. When passing Bermuda the engine room broke. Pirates frequented that area. We took a taxi around the island. Stopped at HONG KONG where we could buy things cheaply. I have also been to KOREA/JAPAN/SINGAPORE/SRI LANKA/ITALY/CYPRUS. I would love to tell you all about it one day. Hope this helps with your project.
Hi I am Simone I am connected with Ireland because my grandfather was born there and Japan because my favourite food is Sushi
ReplyDeleteBonjour! My name is Lisa and I learned French throughout High School, so France is definitely a connection. I also enjoy learning salsa dancing (Latin-American dancing), which is originally from Cuba, another global connection.
ReplyDeleteCiao! Michele here and I love Italian food - pasta & risotto's in particular. I have been on holiday to New Caledonia which is a island that speaks both French, English and Melanese. New Caledonia is about 4 hours in a plane so you may want to find out why they speak French when France is a long way away (20 hours in a plane)..
ReplyDeletegeneral information can be found at http://www.newcaledonia.co.nz/things-you-should-know
I ahve a global connection with Nepal which is where Mt Everest is. I have not climbed that mountain but several smaller ones. Do you know who the first people to climb Mt Everest were ? What is the Nepalese name for this mountain ? What is the 2nd highest mountain in the world?
ReplyDeleteGoede morgen! My name is Maria and I am married to a Dutchman and my children were born in Amsterdam so we are connected to The Netherlands (or Holland as some refer to it). I am part Scottish so we are also connected with Scotland.
ReplyDeleteHello...I am Kashmira. I have a connection with India as I was born there and with Dubai, UAE where I spent a good many years.
ReplyDeleteKumusta Simone! =) I am Rachelle from Vitaco. I have a connection with Philippines and China. My ancestors migrated to the Manila and therefore making me a chinese born in the Philippines. Its about 10 hours flight from NZ and it has more than 7,000 islands. Some of the islands like Boracay and Palawan are renowed for its white sandy beautiful beaches. You should defitely visit one day!
ReplyDeleteHi - this is Kerry, Simone's Mum. I have a global connection with Melbourne and Sydney every day because the company I work for has offices there. When I was Sim's age I had a penpal in Indianapolis, USA so I have a past connection there. We have relatives in Ireland and Wales and I have travelled to Singapore and Hong Kong for work and other travel has been Thailand, Fiji, Hawaii and Europe and UK.
ReplyDeleteGood evening Mon and Room 14, Simone's cousins have a global connection to Tanzania we fund a child through World Vision there. The girl we support has sent us a card with a lovely drawing on it, she wants to be a nurse when she gets bigger. Life there would be harder than in New Zealand, no running water, no medical centres, no Smiggles ! Have fun learning.
ReplyDeleteHi Simone, My name is Jarrod and i work with your mum!
ReplyDeleteI have connections to Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, England,Scotland,Switzerland, France, Hong Kong, China & Singapore because I played badminton there when i was in the NZ team many years ago....
I also have connections to Croatia, Hungary and America because I have spent time there with friends and family. Lastly, I have connection to Ireland because my fiance is from a small town called Portumna, in county Galway, Ireland. We have travelled there many times on holiday and to visit her family.
Hi Simone, My name is Joanne Reece. I also work with your Mum!. I have connections with Sweden, Ireland Wales & South America as that is where my ancestors are from. I also have connections with Brisbane as my brother lives there and Surfers is my favourate place to go when I'm on holiday.
ReplyDeleteHi Simone, this is John and I am living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai is a now a city with a similar population to Auckland, however just 30 - 40 years ago ( when your parents were your age ), Dubai was a fishing village, perhaps something similar in size to Whitianga on the Coromandel - although not as beautiful of course. Now it is one of the fastest growing cities, with half of all the building cranes in the world.
ReplyDeleteHi Simone - Uncle John here - when touring the USA for a lifeguard competition representing NZ I went down as well to Mexico. We went to 10 beaches and competed against the lifeguards there. One beach they filmed BayWatch a popular TV show in the 1980's. In Mexico you had to take your own water as the drinking water there was not safe. In California, nobody made their own breakfast they would go to cafe's and have pancakes and bacon. Tortillos were eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Mexico it was good to get home to steak and 3 vegetables.
ReplyDeleteSimone's Aunty and Grandfather went to Ireland in 2000. Grandy hadn't been back for over 30 years. I enjoyed the trip as I found part of my heritage and found Ireland to be quite similar to New Zealand. I really enjoyed the Giant's Causeway and Killarney Lakes (so blue)..Northern Ireland and finding out my father's and family history was very special.
ReplyDeleteHi Simon. My name is Gareth and I used to work with your Aunt Michele!
ReplyDeleteI have connections to Cambridge, England and Adelaide, Australia where I currently live and where my wife was born.
I have working connections with Dielingen and Friedrichshafen in Germany, Shanghai in China and Melbourne and Sydney and past connections have been with San Francisco in the USA, Singapore and Auckland!
Hi, this is Sonya, Simone's Auntie.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I was born in NZ, we moved to Australia this year so now have connections with koalas, kangaroos, snakes, crocodiles etc!!
I also lived in London for 2 years so still have many connections with friends there.
I have also done alot of travel around Europe, Thailand and America.
We miss you Sim!! xx
My name is Jack and I am Simone's cousin. I have a connection with the North Pole. I have a friend who lives there and he visits me once a year. I am just about to write to him and tell him that I have been a good boy but my sisters Chloe and Stella haven't been as good.
ReplyDeleteMoin moin Simone, my name is Robert and I work with your mom. I am connected with the USA, Germany and The Netherlands. I grew up in Powhattan, Kansas, which is a very small town in the middle of the USA. I lived and worked in Hamburg, Germany for many years. My wife was born in the The Netherlands, and at age 14 her family immigrated to NZ. I met her during my time in Germany. Our daughter is 6, was born in NZ, and speaks Dutch, German, and English. We have close relatives in all of the mentioned countries. We are firmly connected and it can be complicated.
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Zoe. I am 5 years old. My dad Weng is a friend of Sonya. I am a Chinese and was born in NZ. My dad was born in Malaysia. His grandfather was born in China and migrated to Maylaysia to look for a job. My mum was born in Hong Kong. Her mum (my grandmum) was born in Indonesia and moved to Hong Kong when she was 11 years old. I always go to Hong Kong to visit my grandparents and my favourite place - Disneyland - to see my faviourite princesses.
ReplyDeleteHi Sim, Dad here, looks like you are connected to lots of different people around the world by friends of friends and also your relatives.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great little project, and thanks to Miss B for organising and looking after this one.
Hello Simone, This is Tung.
ReplyDeleteI have connections with Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and all over Europe.
Hi Simone, My name is Dana and I am a friend of your Auntie Sonya's. I live in NZ nad have connections with Australia as I am friends with Sonya. I also have a number of other friends in Australia. I also have connections with the UK. I have an Aunt and Cousins who live there. I have another cousin who lives in Santa Monica in California. I also have connections with Scandinavia as that is where my relatives where from before the moved to NZ. Good luck with your project.
ReplyDeleteHi Simone, Aunty Debbie here. We are in
ReplyDeleteBrisbane at the moment, visiting your Auntie
Sonya and family. I have also travelled to Fiji, Thailand, Vanuatu, America, Canada, UK, Europe and Africa.
My family descends from a Scotish clan.
Gidday Simone,
ReplyDeleteI lived with your Mum in London, over 12 years ago! I have connections with New Zealand, as that is where I was born, also England, as that is where I now live, with my Englsh husband, and my two daughters, my eldest being born in Glasgow, Scotland. I also have relations in Brisbane, Australia and Calgary, Canada. Phew!
Hi Sim
ReplyDeleteLindy Loo here. All of our family are connected with Poland as this is where our nana and Grandy (your great nana and Grandy) descended came from. Jaxon, Daim and I are also connected to Australia and England on the other side of our family. Mum has been helping a cousin from England do a family tree and there is a book showing all the various relatives. We have some Samoan cousins who live in Wellington so have a connection to Samoa and their culture too. We have two cousins in Australia, Jonathan and Aunty Sonj (and their families). Lucky things.
In NZ, we have cousins in the North and South Islands. North Island cousins live in Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North and Inglewood, and our South Island cousins are in Westport and Christchurch. We're sorry we missed seeing you on the weekend. Hope swimming and piano went well!
Gidday from Australia Simone.
ReplyDeleteUncle Iain here. I have a brother living in San Diego USA. I have travelled around the world, but my favourite places were Germany where they have an annual beer fest, Turkey for its great food and Egypt where I went on a camel ride for two days with a local who bought only water and flour to make things to eat. Seeing the pyramids were great.
Hi Simone,Aunty Robyn here. I don't have any family connections from around the world but have travelled a bit. Europe, Japan, Singapore, Australia, USA, and Fiji. One of my favourite places would be Blue Lagoons own island in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji, stunning white sandy beaches, warm water and a Fijian feast (Fiji's version of a hangi)and of course, sun!
ReplyDeleteHi Simone, Aunty Robyn here. I don't have any direct connections of family around the world, but have travelled a bit. Europe, Singapore, Japan, Australia, USA and Fiji. One of my favourite places would be Blue Lagoon island in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji. Stunning white sandy beach, warm water, tropical fish and of course, sun!
ReplyDeletehi sim dad is from ireland and my mums ancestors are from poland.my nana taught us some polish words like kura which means chickens.ive been to turkey and hope to go back in 2015 for gallipoli because merlyns grandfather was in world war 1 and 2
ReplyDeletehi sim i have a connection with madagascar as i have seen the movie and want to go there to see alex the lion marty the zebra melman the giraffe and gloria the hippo love from your cousin sarah (aged 3 years)
ReplyDeleteHi Simone, Debbie, Marcus and Caitlin here. We don't have any family around the world but have travelled to Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and Australia. My favourite spot would be Hawaii with lovely beaches and lots of sun. Marcus has lived in England and Taiwan and his dad was born in Cyrpus. What an excellent project to be doing.
ReplyDeleteHi Simone, Maria, Michaela & Alex here :) Our mum has a connection with London as she lived there for 2 years, and also with Canada cos one of her best friends lives there in Toronto. We have a connection with Scotland as Mum's birth grandparents were from there. Also we have a special connection with the Gold Coast theme parks!
ReplyDeleteHi Simone, this is from Grandy. I was born in Millisle IRELAND (County Downs, near Belfast). I used to be in the Merchant Navy and did a lot of travelling... PORTSIDE EGYPT (where there is an interesting manmade canal shortcut. Ships had to gather at Portside to form a convoy so the ships could go through canal in single file); at the bottom of the red sea (ADEN YEMEN) ships would load up with oil. I remember once we wanted to go ashore for lunch but there were so many goats and chickens on the main street, we didn't bother; We loaded with coal in Norfolk Virginia USA bound for Bueno Aires ARGENTINA. When passing Bermuda the engine room broke. Pirates frequented that area. We took a taxi around the island. Stopped at HONG KONG where we could buy things cheaply. I have also been to KOREA/JAPAN/SINGAPORE/SRI LANKA/ITALY/CYPRUS. I would love to tell you all about it one day. Hope this helps with your project.
ReplyDeleteHi, Simone here, thank for posting your coments on my page.
ReplyDeleteI have really enjoyed reading your coments.
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