I grew up surrounded by the mighty kauri trees and native bush on the edge of the Waitakere Ranges in Auckland. I spent hours of my childhood exploring the bush and streams in our local area and away
When the 9/11 attack in the USA happened, I was 21 years old, a new graduate, and working in Tokyo. It was a shock to my system which had grown up in the peace-numbed Japanese society. I had been blis