Final Assignment

Today I give my final presentation of my practice framework to my Fieldwork Educator and to the University of Canterbury Placement Supervisor.

It's been a long journey these last three and a half years

and this year has absolutely been the hardest.

But it is worth it.

I've come a long way from that Playcentre mum who was doing the courses

and finding that she could! Up to that point, I was not sure that I had any brains at all.

It was my sister Sharon who suggested that I apply for university.

Such a thing had never crossed my mind.

I wondered what I could give up so that I could fit it in.

I decided to give up sleep and enrolled in a Massey University paper.

I got up at 5am and studied for two hours for a whole semester

and passed with an A.

I was amazed.

So then I made a lot of changes and enrolled part time at University of Canterbury.

During the time I was studying my BA I become a single parent

and then I supported my family writing websites for a few years.

During this time, I was in Pysch Emergency with someone,

and there was an amazing social worker there (I've forgotten her name)

She was so good. I thought, I could do that.

So when I was made redundant from one of my jobs,

I signed up to do my masters.

 And here I am three and a half years later,

about to do the final task.

I've had a lot of support from my friends and family,

or I would not have made it.

It's been truly hard mahi.

But I'm so so grateful to be at today.

I made it.