New Zealand – Hannah Greally

Kia ora koutou! My name is Hannah Greally, I am 21 years old and I am so excited to be representing Aotearoa as the 2016 New Zealand Rose. In June this year I completed a degree in Psychology, Criminology, Ecology and Biodiversity. I am currently job hunting, hoping to find a job that I am passionate about to kick start my career. Ideally, I would love to work in criminal justice and am particularly interested in the fields of prisoner rehabilitation and youth justice. I would like to upskill in a few years time and undertake a diploma of adult education to combat the poor literacy and numeracy rates of prisoners. I am also doing ongoing study in Tikanga Maori (The Maori world, culture and values). The indigenous Maori culture is very important to me and I am very much enjoying my journey in this course, celebrating the origins of Aotearoa New Zealand. In 2014 I was extraordinarily fortunate to travel to Thailand for a month. I lived with a local family in a hilltop village called Blay Doh Key, where I worked in an Asian Elephant Rehabilitation Program. Working with such amazing beasts alongside beautiful people gave me a passion for volunteering. Spending time at the local village school and teaching English cemented for me that I would like to work with young people. In my spare time I love hanging out with my family and friends, taking advantage of the beautiful sights that my country has to offer. I am also passionate about music. Listening to it, playing it, writing it, it doesn’t matter. I was even part of a Glee Club during high school. I am so excited to be a Rose this year and hope to make everyone back home proud.