A Different Kind Of Kiwi

I feel lucky, that this story was made available. I've never experienced anything like this, and while I understand that this is a small part of a bigger concept when it comes other immigration, this was such a beautiful and humbling read. Thank you for making this available. It's small enough in length that you can read it quickly, light weight to carry around, but it really felt like something you needed to sit down and spend time with to digest. I will need to read this again, hopefully make some notes, just when something makes me stop and think, which I did a lot. I agree with "Essential reading for all New Zealanders wanting to understand the refugee experience..." I mean, I'm in my own little world and therefore just being exposed to the world out there. Not sure what else to say, it just hits different. Get more for the experience and hopefully gets you thinking.

Amazing and remarkable. A very thought provoking and intriguing book which provides a unique perspective into the life of a refugee.

Growing up & living in a country where anyone can practise freedom of speech, religion, political views and ideologies, the idea of having to escape as a child or save your family as a parent from a war zone is so at odds with my reality. This was an honest and inspiring story of survival, of innocence in deadly and new situations, of parents trying to keep their children safe while leaving everything they know. Then finding that sanctuary, but discovering how you fit in that new world. This story really made me consider how I see my fellow ‘Kiwis’. This assumption, I wasn’t aware of, that everyone moves here by choice and what that motivation has meant for their lives. Every immigrant’s journey to get to where they make their home is unique, and what they bring with them, priceless. Understanding that you might have to leave your original home but still love and hold that land in your heart 🤍 Loved it.