My Qualifications

1997-2000 Otahuhu College
majored in Maths, Art and German.

2000-2001 Target Education
Completed NCEA L2, majored in Retail, Business Administration, Computers and Customer service.

2000-2001 The Correspondence School
Completed NCEA L2, majored in Japanese,English and Maths.

2003-2004 Complete Travel Solutions
Completed course`s through Accor Training, X Base Training, involving Customer Service, Guest Centrix systems, Reservation systems and Manager training, within the Tourism Industry.

2005-2009 Auckland University of Technology
Diploma in Japanese
Advance knowlege of Japanese Grammar,Vocab, Kanji, Culture, History and Business.
Also completing my last year of Te Reo Maori, Advance knowlegde of Grammar, Vocab, and Culture.

Extended Bachelor of Arts- Japanese

Advance knowlege of Japanese Grammar,Vocab, Kanji, Culture, History and Business.
Also completing my last year of Te Reo Maori, Advance knowlegde of Grammar, Vocab, and Culture.

Certificate in Language Teaching to Adults
Structuring lessons, the adult learner, concepts of language teaching.






My Work Experiences

2000-2002 ACB Backpackers Travel Consultant
Worked as a Travel Consultant, Informing travellers, organising travel packages, reserving accomodation, activities, booking buses, train journeys, ferrys, and flights.
Participated in many activities around NZ, Key selling, customer service skills and an experienced NZ adventure Junkie.

2002-2003 Bell Kids (Osaka, Japan)
Taught english to Japanese students 5-13 yr, organised lesson plans, prepared measurable assessments. Responsible for students result outcomes.

2002-2003 Tampopo (Osaka, Japan)
Volunteered at a preschool looking after toddlers teaching Japanese and English, motivative and organising activities.

2003-2008 XBASE Reception Duty Manager
Worked evenings, managing a 600 bed hostel, Dealing with staff and customer complaints, organising deals, preparing arrivals, departures, supervising staff, training staff, maintanence, and being the most helpful, understanding, friendliest that I could be.

2008-2010 KIWI EXPERIENCE Reservation Consultant
Organising Itineraries for travellers, booking Buses, dealing with customer via phone,email. Administration, accounts and Team work.

2010-2011 Mie Prefectural Government International Affairs Office-Coordinator of International Affairs (Mie, Japan)
Translation of documents, websites, brochures, certificates. Interpretation of speeches, radio broadcasting. Event planning, organizing.

My Skills

I am an excellent organiser,supervisor,manager and team worker. I have many skills learnt and practised throughout years of training and work experince. I enjoy new challenges, creating and developing and motivating peers. I love teaching and translating and helping others to learn.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

My family

Family is the most important thing....
I love coming from a large family, there are more additions every year. We all reside right here in Auckland.




Mum and Dad have been together since they were in their teens,
and are the best parents anyone could ask for! They have brought up 6 children and many grandchildren.

some grandchildren, mum n dad , bros and sisters and My Marae