I am writing to my future self

1. Have I fully immersed myself in Te Ao Maori? Have I learned the Reo? Have a got a Ta Moko to show my story? Did I continue studying Maori? Have a joined a kapa haka roopu? Have I competed in Te Matatini?

2. Have I still got the connections I have in the present? Did I continue with The Christchurch Youth Council, have I kept connections with Whatuariki, Kate Burgess, Lyxi, Annah Hennessy, Beau Harman? Do I still live with my family? Have a still got my friends from primary and high school?

3. Did I continue schooling, did I continue Te Kura, go back to Riccarton? Finish Level 1, 2, and 3. Did i decide to go to university? If so which one, or why not? Have I got a good job, did I continue into the health sector, health studies, occupational therapist, youth worker, social worker?

4. Have I found myself? Have I fully recovered, have I stayed out of hospital? Am I out of the Mental Health system? Did I connect with myself, become a moko artist, find a kapa haka roopuu? What are my final diagnoses? Did I recover and get a job helping people with lived experience?