Activity 3 : Concluding the journey

Day 5 : Friday 10th January (late post)

Activity 3 : Concluding the journey

Personally I really enjoyed Week 1, Day 3, Activity 3, for that activity I created a poster of my brothers dream job and how I was going to help him achieve his goal, to me that was my favourite one because I really did like getting to know more about him, personally I also liked the recent activity where we said our points of views towards the Royal family's dance (but that definitely comes second). The activity I enjoyed the least would have to be when talking about people I look up to, mainly because there are not so many people I look up to and sometimes I look up to different people for different reasons which was really hard to choose from. Three things I learnt while completing the program was that...

1. I can do anything I put my mind to

2. I must learn to read instructions properly to get best results and do the activitys correctly

3. learning is more fun when not being forced and pressured to complete it

This program was an amazing experience and I loved every moment of it, although some times I was not able to submit my post on time due to personal reasons, I had a blast!. By saying that, I really can not think of anything they can improve on, and if they really are looking for something to change I know that it will only make these activitys much greater. 

Activity 2 : En Pointe

Day 5 : Friday 10th January
Activity 2 : En Pointe

My : Link

Out of all 25 amazing an inspirational quotes that I had read this one had really caught my eye, the moment I read it, it hit my emotions differently than to when I read the others. The quote I chose was  “Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before. ” by Bonnie Blair. To me it really does mean a lot,like doing your best, way more important than coming first in a test or competition. To me the quote tells me that becoming the best you is more of a greater win than any competition out there. To me it means that to win you don't always have to beat or be better than others but just one-upping the old you is enough. To me that quote means so many things to me, because personally I have had situations where this quote would of really made an impact to me if I had read it before. Personally what Bonnie had said is something I've been trying to say to myself for a long time, I absolutely love this quote and I truly do feel like many people can learn something from it. 

Activity 1 : The world of hip hop

Day 5 : Friday 10th January
Activity 1 : The world of hip hop



Personally I love the Royal family dance crew, I've always found their dances to be very different and cool in many ways, but I do think that there was some things that they should of changed. For starters I really do feel like the pink was an odd choice of colour, to me the females look like they are life-sized highlighters and the boys look like they have bright leather cushions on their chest. I also found it difficult to really see each dancer individually while they danced (which might of been their goal but i wouldn't know). I also found some of their dance moves very funny and odd, for example like when they had some of the girl hang from the boys necks like a chain, I couldn't help but find it amusing. Although I really loved the songs that they had chosen, from watching their previous dances it really is something they would dance to and not only do they dance well to that sort of music but the songs themselves were really good. Another thing I like was how in-sync they were, I really do think it made them look amazing and united like a true Royal Family.

Activity 3 : Top secret street art

Day 4 : Thursday 9th January
Activity 3 : Top secret street art



The two street arts I chose were the ones above, you can find them just streets away from each other in Christchurch. Some similarities I notice is that they are both using some very vibrant colours, like blue and yellow, I also notice that they have people (or a person) in both arts as well as the fact that each painting has another type of painting inside it. For example in the right photo the art is drawn inside the word love, and in the left there is a plane and other little things in the drawing of the person. Some differences I notice is that the left photo is drawn in a more realistic form and in the right photo they have drawn in a more cartoon like. Another thing is that on the left, the art is inside of a word (the word LOVE), and on the right the art is in the drawing of a woman. Both street arts are so amazing and beautiful and with all the colours it really captures a persons eye. Personally I really love the street art on the left, but like I said before both arts are really amazing and unique in its own way.

Activity 2 : Try your own Tapa

Day 4 : Thursday 9th January
Activity 2 : Try your own Tapa

My : Tapa

I tried to keep my Tapa simple, each row of triangles only has 7 of them, it wasn't by mistake but on purpose, I made sure to only keep 7 triangles in each row because it represents me and my siblings. Although if you look at my middle rows one has 7 and the other has 4. The space between the two represents time and how our sibling bond of 7 has gone down to 4. One of my older sisters passed away and my eldest brother and sister have gone to live their lives, leaving me and my 3 other siblings to my parents. Which is what the two flowers represent, my parents. I tried to keep my Tapa simple but yet hold a lot of meaning towards it. If I was not sick I think I could of done a better job but I feel like what I have is good enough to get my message across.

Activity 1 : Fashion forward

Day 4 : Thursday 9th January
Activity 1 : Fashion forward





Twenty-seven names is a fashion company that was originally named "Love Lies Bleeding", but after discovering that their company name was copyrighted by another company in America they decided to chance their store name instead of wasting time (and probably money) dealing with a lawsuit. Trying to figure out a new name for the company they wrote down the names of the people who have backed up and stuck with the company every step of the way. writing down every name gave the 27 in total, giving them their now new company name "Twenty-Seven Names". From looking at their clothing brand I don't think their name goes with their clothes and I really do think they should change it. Although the story behind them coming up with their store name makes up for the odd but amazing decision.

Activity 3 : Feast or famine

Day 3 : Wednesday 8th January
Activity 3 : Feast or famine



At this moment in my life I would 100% participate in a 20 or 40 hour famine. I personally have never been able to participate in one and was only offered the opportunity once in my life. at that time I never took the option because I couldn't ever see my self surviving for that long without eating. Although as time went on I realised that many people do 20 - 100 hours (and more) famine, but they do not have a choice. I realise now that many people are surviving everyday with hours and hours of food and if by not eating for only 20 or 40 hours gets money raised for charity, then I would definitely do it.