Bonjour à tous encore. On the 17th of April, in Wellington, I met the rest of the Young Ambassadors, the organisers of our trip and the task in front of us; to be able to tell the story of those who came before during the Great War. It was a great start and despite being the only male on the trip, I felt welcome by all. Being in the company of all the team has made me very excited to commence this journey.

Upon arriving in Wellington, we were given a lot of information that answered many...

Bonjour tout le monde! Saturday the 17th of March began what will become a memorable and incredibly special journey. All Young Ambassadors for 2018 came from far and near to congregate in Wellington and finally meet, starting the ball rolling on the Following Family Footsteps trip. 

Un mois s’est écoulé depuis notre première rencontre… Aujourd’hui, jeudi 5 avril, 15 jours avant notre départ en Nouvelle-Zélande, nous avons retrouvé nos amis Péronnais. Au programme de cette journée de retrouvailles plusieurs lieux symboliques et historiques de notre belle ville d’Arras.

Bonjour encore! In relation to what the title suggests, this blog post is all about the first meeting of the New Zealand ambassadors for the Following Family Footsteps programme, but also, I will be delving into my plans for my research: what precisely will I be researching, and what is my ultimate objective in my research so that when we arrive in France, I’ll actually have something half-decent to say in front of the camera, to be recorded on a video that may be seen by hundreds of people in...