“I’ve always been my own person and I think Unlimited (Ao Tawhiti) has suited me best
for that. I’ve never enjoyed uniforms or the formality of most schools and Unlimited gives me the freedom to pursue what I’m actually interested in.”
Humans of Christchurch Ōtautahi began its journey in 2017, and aims to share honest stories about everyday people, but of course, with a Christchurch flavour.
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“It sounds pretty clichéd, but when people asked me what I wanted to do when I was older, I had no idea, but I always knew I wanted to help people.
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“We moved out to New Brighton when I was about three years old. When I was young I had asthma, so my parents decided to move out here because there’s a lot less smog by the beach and it was better for my health. “
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“It started about nine years ago alongside my kids. There was a swan plant at our playcentre, and I thought it was amazing; anyone could purchase a plant and see this miraculous life cycle of a butterfly happening in their own garden. “
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“At 31 I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and at 38 I was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer metastasised in my lungs. It was suggested that I had a 12 month life expectancy with zero percent chance of lasting 18 months.
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“I got into graffiti art as a teenager after seeing what the kids were doing on the subway trains in New York. I’m 48 now and I’ve officially been self-employed for about 15 years.”
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I was an active child through to my early teens, but I was a big boy in my early 20s. I worked at a fast food joint for a few years and loaded on the weight and became physically inactive.
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