The amount
of love for my country has grown so much and it has made me see New Zealand in
such a different light to how I saw it before I left. It is now not the country
that was so far from everything and a place I just want to get away from, it is
now a place that I know is one of the best places for someone to grow up in and
a place that is amazingly beautiful and is a place I want to go back to. I am
not too sure how long I want to go back there for as it still is in the middle
of the sea with nothing much but Australia nearby and there is a lot of the
world I still want to see, but New Zealand is home.
A thing
that kiwis are that I don’t think the rest of the world are is keen to make
ourselves be noticed by wonderful crazy things. I mean a Kiwi invented a way to
throw yourself off a bridge without killing yourself. It is wonderful!
We also
have wonderful things in New Zealand like Vegemite and Marmite. (Personally I do
prefer Vegemite but I am a fan of Marmite on white bread.) And Pineapple Lumps
and Jaffas. Good work New Zealand for coming up with these things.
One thing
that Stockholm doesn’t have is Fish’n’Chips. Stockholm the place with so much
sea and water. It really would be a perfect thing to have but then again if
they did it would probably not be the same as the greasy stuff you get from
down the road!
One thing
that is hard with being a proud kiwi girl is that New Zealand gets a lot of
shit ripped out of it. I don’t think a day has gone by here in Sweden where
someone has said something against my country.
Yes most of the time it is done in jest but do you see me making fun of
your country because you are small or because you sound different to how I do?
NO! I know that is more often than not one against many more than one but that doesn’t
make what you say about my country true. I would know I am the one that has
been there!
There are
two other Kiwis in Stockholm and we quite often catch up for some good old Kiwi
time. It is nice to have those two so that we can just be Kiwis together. We can
talk “talk” Kiwi to each other and we understand! It is amazing that these two
girls I meet on a plane six months ago and now are two people that are
sometimes the best people to be around!
Now I am
going to clear a few things up.
One. Yes I say
words different to you and speak different to you but that is what happens when
you come from different places and I happen to think the Kiwi accent has character
and quirk to it that makes us who we are!
Two. You have
heard of us. So you know who The All Blacks are and you know who Peter Jackson
is. Right well then you know at least two things that helps make New Zealand
who we are. So stop saying you have never heard of us. We may be small but we
are not unknown that is for sure!
Three. Yeah
that is right my country is amazingly beautiful. And yes I can see that beauty
from my bedroom window, as I walk to school and pretty much where ever I go.
And yes it is even prettier than it looks in the movies.
Four. We
are not all hobbits.
Five. Not everyone
in New Zealand knows Lord of the Rings of by heart.
Six. Sheep are
cool. Don’t say bad things about sheep. We like sheep but no I don’t own any
sheep myself.
Seven. I am
in no way Australian. And my country is in no way part of Australia.
Now we have
that one sorted, just one last thing.
I am a Kiwi Kid and I am
bloody proud of that fact.
You really should be proud of it! I really can't understand why people would be against NZ.
ReplyDeleteI'm just 16 (swedish) and I can't wait until I finish school so I can go and be an au pair in NZ! It seems to be such an amazing place! I'm reading this blog; http://fridastender.devote.se/ (but it's in Swedish so I don't know how much you'll understand or if you can translate it into English) but just looking at all the increadible pictures is...! Woooww, she really takes stunning photos and New Zealand seems to be a place who is just aaamazing!
I barely didn't knew that you could go to Sweden as an exchange, but it's really interesting to see how you see Sweden and all these things as we take for granted or doesn't think is any strange about! And I've heard that Swedish is a very hard language to learn for foreigners so I'm just wondering if you agree and if you now can understand and talk a lot? :) And what is the hardest with speaking it? And why did you choose to go to Sweden as an exchange? Hahah it's so funny beacuse almost sooo many teenager here hates the snow and so many wants to go to places like the US or just warmer places and everyone is like "Sweden sucks", which also is a reason why I like reading about how you see Sweden!
I'm sorry for my long comment but I just had a lot on my mind! :) Many hugs //Ida
I really am proud to be a Kiwi and yes New Zealand is a stunning place I hope that you do get to see it! There is so many wonderful places!
DeleteWith the Swedish language, I understand quite well but I find talking really hard. I think the different sounds in the way Swedish is spoken is the hardest part of the language. But I am slowly getting the hang of it which is nice! I chose to go to Sweden as I wanted somewhere in Europe that wasn't fully in Europe. Which sounds a bit strange now writing it but I am really happy that I made that decision! I also wanted a white christmas and be somewhere different tht is the same in someways! And although I do like the snow I am ready for summer!!
I am glad you like reading my blog, I love writing it! Kram Annie