Help Fund My Sustainable Architecture Masters at CAT

A month ago, I was offered a place at CAT in Wales. It filled me with uncontainable excitement and financial dread. A week later I made a fundraising page and several posts asking for support. A week after that over FOURTY people donated a total of 11,000 nzd!! A week after that, three people in Ōtautahi offered their venues to host fundraising workshops. And last week, they happened! Life is moving so fast that it's hard to process it all. It’s unbelievable and wonderful and intimidating and magical. Thank you all.

I started on Sunday with a day-long beginner's introduction to earth as a being and a building material at Okuti Garden, then hosted an evening kōrero while making clay spheres called dorodango on Wednesday at Windrose House. The next weekend, I hosted two open-days at Ōtākaro Orchard for people to come learn about the magical mudbrick.

I have been the recipient of an unfathomable amount of financial, emotional, physical and spiritual support over this past month from the kindest of beings. It’s difficult to comprehend. People are SO kind. And so somehow, SOMEHOW, knowing I still need another 23k doesn't feel so daunting anymore.

So, thank you very very much to everyone who has donated to my fundraiser or supported me in any way during this surreal period. I SEE you. I feel you. I feel a lot at the moment. I’ve cried countless tears of gratitude and disbelief over the past few weeks. I’m filled with so much gratitude everyone for believing and trusting in me.