After growing up on the family farm in Tadmor, (rural New Zealand) I moved to Christchurch to complete my teacher training and then spent many years living, working and raising a family in Nelson. Takaka is home now, where I live with family and Flynn the dog, working on a variety of projects including a church renovation, writing poetry, growing veggies and riding motorbikes whenever the opportunity arises. In amongst it all, I have been fortunate to have had a fairly unique experience - spending time fully immersed in the Lakota culture in South Dakota. What a Journey...