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“My wife, she’s a kiwi and we’ve just moved back from Sweden so we can be closer to her family. We originally moved over to Sweeden to be closer to my family and yeah .. there are challenges we faced, like giving up work and getting used to a new work places, but it turned out good, family is important.”
“How’d you guys meet?”
“We met here at uni, I came over here from Sweden.”
“How long ago was that?”
“That was .. fourteen years ago .. man I can’t believe it, fourteen years, just like that.”

“I’ve been in Auckland for many years now but it looks like a job opening has just been made available for me in Christchurch.”
“What’s the job about?”
“It’s to do with rebuilding the city from the effects of the earthquake.”
“That’s pretty cool.”
“Plus that’s where I’m from so it’ll be good to see old friends and family.”

“Originally from Hungary, I first came to New Zealand in 2003.”
“What do you think of New Zealand?”
“I have actually been living in Singapore for the last three years. So I am very happy to be back. New Zealand is amazing.”
“What’s amazing about New Zealand?”
“Singapore if you can imagine is about the same size as Lake Taupo but with the same population as New Zealand. There is more space here and more freedom for you. I am very happy here.”

“I’m an RA at a student hall. They’re all first year students living in the city, away from home. Last night, everybody got drunk, everybody went out.”
“How’s everybody feeling today?”
“Let’s just say, nobody has woken up yet.”

“What do you do?”
“I sit on the board of directors for three companies, one of them is Vector.”
“Jesus, what are you doing catching the train?”
“I’m an advocate of public transport.”
“What university did you go to?”
“I went to Yale but I grew up in...

“I’m not homeless. I do what I love. It makes me feel good.”
“What’s the best thing about what you do?”
“I can reach across different cultures and touch people from different places, no matter where they’re from.”

“What are you reading?“
"It’s a book about the environment, I study Urban Planning.”
“Cool. What can Urban Planning offer New Zealand?”
“Where we’re sitting right now, this spot right here with all these people on High Street and Vulcan Lane, that’s...

“What’s the best part of your day?”
“When I’m with my son.”

“When I was nine years old my parents bought me a dog. He was my best friend. Then one day he broke his hip bone playing with a bigger dog. We took him to the veterinarian and he said he could fix him but he couldn’t. The metal plate kept coming off and he had to operate two more times before we decided to put him down. I cried for weeks. I remember thinking that if I had made the choice to put him down in the beginning, he wouldn’t have had to suffer so much. That’s when I first thought about life and death.”

“My mind was stuck in a box, in one culture. On my trip I’ve met people from different places and had experiences with other cultures. I can see that we are all the same. We are just human beings.”
“Nice.”
“Also don’t be afraid to travel by yourself. Before I left Germany, I was always shy and not good with people. But traveling by yourself, you have to talk to other people. I am more confident now. You should always be confident with yourself.”

“I can’t quite figure out if its a wedding or funeral.”
“It’s the funeral of an infant.”
“Oh yes those were quite common in those days.”
“May I ask where you’re from?
"England.”

“My husband is Muslim and I am Christian. People say those of different faiths cannot be but we make it work everyday. When I am sick he holds me in bed, it is not medicine but it helps. We have two beautiful children.”

“I left my kebab on a bench once and got down to tie my shoes. Then this homeless guy comes out of nowhere and runs off with my kebab. It was pretty funny.”