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Dear Southwell School Community, Buongiorno and greetings from Rome, Italy!ARTICLE WRITTEN BY MATUA ARAMA POUFROM SOUTHWELL TO ROMEEte whaanau whaanui o te kura o Te Puna Tapu, he mihi maioha teenei ki a koutou!I TUHIA E MATUA ARAMA POUI SOUTHWELL KI ROMA- Former Year 4 Teacher (2020-21) - Kaiako Tau 4 o mua (2020-21)Mai i te Haanuere i teeraa tau, e noho tawhiti ana au i a Aotearoa. He kaiako au ki Ranana. He tuuruhi hoki au ki Uuropi whaanui. Inaaianei, he tauira au ki Roma. I teeraa tau, he kaiako au ki teetahi kura tuatahi ki Raanana. He katorika te kura, aa, i noho au ki te taha o ngaa minita tokorua. He kaiako anoo hoki raaua ki taua kura. I tino hari au ki te noho ki too raaua taha. Naa wai raa, naa wai raa, i tono au ki te hono ki taua roopuu, araa, ko Te Roopuu o Te Kaiwhakaora. Ko te aronga o teenei roopuu ki te whakahaere i ngaa kura whakaako ai. Inaaianei, e haere ana au ki te kura reo ako ai i te reo Itariano. Aa te Oketopa au tiimata ai i te kaupapa ako whakapono ki te whare waananga Gregorian ki Roma. Ko te manako, aa te mutunga, ka tuu au hei kaiako, hei minita hoki ki teetahi kura peeraa i a Chaplain raaua ko Paa Matt. I te Maaehe, te mutunga kee mai o te pai ki te hoki ki te kura o Te Puna Tapu. E tino hari ana te ngaakau ki te kite i aku tauira oo-mua, i aku hoa mahi anoo hoki. Ko aku wheako pai ki taawaahi:%u2022 Ko te mahi kapa haka ki te whare karakia o Westminster me te wharenui o Buckingham. %u2022 Ko te haerenga ki Paris ki te taha o Whaea Whetu me tana whaanau. %u2022 Ko te hononga ki taku whaanau e noho ana ki Uuropi whaanui.%u2022 Ko te haerenga ki ngaa urupaa pakanga ki reira noho ai eetahi o ooku tuupuna. %u2022 Ko te hui me te koowhiringa pooti moo te tumuaki hou o te Haahi Katorika. Hei whakakapi, he kupu akiaki ki te hunga tauira o te kura o Te Puna Tapu %u2013 kei oo ringaringa te ao! Arohanui, aa, kia hora te marino, kia whakapapa pounamu te moana hei huarahi maa koutou!I have been living away from Aotearoa New Zealand since January 2024; and in that time I have been teaching in London, travelling around Europe, and I am now a university student in Rome.Last year, I taught in a Catholic school in London and lived with priests, who are teachers. I enjoyed living with them so much that I applied to join their religious congregation, which is called the Society of the Divine Saviour. Education is a major focus, and the congregation runs schools all over the world.I am currently learning Italian. In October, I will begin seven years of study in philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. At the end of my studies, I hope to be a priest and a teacher (like Chaplain and Rev. Matt) in one of the Salvatorian schools around the world.It was so lovely to visit Southwell School in March and to see many of my former students, who are now Year 8, as well as my colleagues.Some highlights of my time overseas so far have been: %u2022 Performing kapa haka at Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.%u2022 Catching up with Whaea Whetu and her wh%u0101nau in Paris, France. %u2022 Connecting with family in Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden.%u2022 Visiting the graves of some of my ancestors, who were soldiers in the First World War and Second World War, and who are buried in Belgium, France and Italy. %u2022 Being in St Peter%u2019s Square, Rome, during the conclave and election of the new Pope. I saw the white smoke with my very own eyes!Lastly, to the students of Southwell School and especially my former students - the world is your oyster! I am excited for you and can%u2019t wait to see what you will do and where you will go. I wish you all the best! Arama Pou pictured with current Te Reo Maori teacher Whaea Whetu