Kia ora bloggers!
Last week on Thursday the 27th April we put strings that looked like wires in Waitemata and Hauraki we had to crawl under them like we were in trenchers and we had to go under them . A lot of people got sore neck and backs they even got carpet burn, the string was here for the whole day and we did math writing and reading under it. We basically did everything under it.
We had to do 10 or 15 push ups if we stood up, and if we did something wrong we had to do 5 push ups. It was really fun under the wires and tiring we couldn’t work on the tables.
Finally we took off the string in our groups and lined up to get lollies from Miss Najak! Yum! I learned so many things and facts about Anzac day. It was a pretty rough and an anxious day.
Talofa Alhamd, I understand you are sharing the effects of living under the wires for a day, Compare that to carrying packs weighing 30 kg each day to get to the trenches. Then having to keep in the small spaces and knowing it won’t end at the end of the day. Feet in wet boots day after day and if they voiced concern they were growled at. It is so hard to imagine the stress and anxiety they faced. But I know I am thankful for what they went through for our freedoms. And what you went through trying to understand the soldiers.
Tanya Mundy
Ako Hiko EPL