Time for another post in my A Kid’s Life series. This series is a great way to learn about other countries and cultures by looking at families and their daily routines and traditions. I love hearing about what people from a different country eat, how they spend their free time, what sort of activities the kids do and about the local school systems.
Today we are visiting with Hana from New Zealand. Hana is a self proclaimed eternal optimist and dreamer. She has the blog A Happy Adventure where she writes about parenting and making her daughters lives as magical as possible. I absolutely adore her Little World series! I’ve never met Hana but I just know she’s one of those cheerful, positive,creative and witty people that we could all benefit from spending time with.
I’ve always been interested in New Zealand and I loved reading about Hana and her family’s daily life there. She talks about Christmas in such a different way than I’m used to (camping and beach!) and now I’m curious about what pikelets and kumara are!
So let’s meet Hana and her family…
What country do you live in?
New Zealand
Are you and your husband the same nationality?
Yep – we are both kiwis – in fact we both grew up in the same part of NZ, meeting at High School.
Do you both work? Or does someone stay at home?
My husband, Barry, works outside the home, and I stay at home with our girls.
How many languages are spoken in your house? What one(s)?
One – English.
How many kids do you have? What are their ages?
We have three girls – Ava will be five next week, Lola is three and Belle is 21 months.
At what age do kids start school in your country?
Children in New Zealand generally start school on their 5th birthday. Although, oddly, it isn’t a legal requirement to be at school until they are 6.
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