Carmen's Journey Story By Ching

  Carmen’s Journey Story

Ching’s Mother

My Mum (Carmen) was born in Hong Kong on July 6th 1976.  My Mum first came to New Zealand on August 9th 1996. My Mum did have family here in New Zealand. My Mum had her other Aunty here in New Zealand. My Mum came here with her Aunty and she also came for further study. My Mum didn’t get to choose if she wanted to come to New Zealand because coincidentally her Aunty had to come to New Zealand to immigrate so she followed her Aunty. 

Then she started studying here in New Zealand so she could keep up with her learning. At first she was an international student. My Mum went to secondary school and university here in New Zealand. My Mum went to Carmel College and the University of Auckland. She studied Statistics at the Auckland University.

 My Mum travelled here by aeroplane. It took her twelve hours to get here. My Mum didn’t have any stops on the way because it was a direct flight by air. She ended up staying with her other Aunty that was here. During her stay here in New Zealand, she went to Devonport and Rotorua and many other places. 

When my Mum first arrived here in New Zealand she found it really peaceful and quiet here. The people here were nice and friendly. There wasn’t much difference from her home country.

 My Mum misses her parents very much. Her parents are still in Hong Kong but they sometimes come here to visit her. She now lives in New Zealand with her husband (Edmond) and her two children - Ching and Fai. My Mum misses her family and friends very much, especially her parents.

My Mum now is a citizen of New Zealand just like her husband and her children Ching and Fai. Yes, my Mum has been back to her birthplace for work but then she came to New Zealand for work. 

She went back to Hong Kong at the beginning of 2019. She went back to Hong Kong with her two children Ching and Fai.