Born in Tahiti, I completed all my schooling in Papeete until I graduated from high school. My journey then took me to France, where I studied accounting in Lyon before beginning my career in an accounting firm. Living abroad, far from the country where I grew up, gave me a deeper appreciation for the beauty of Polynesia’s natural and cultural heritage.
When I returned to my island at the age of 24, something clicked : I could not continue living in Tahiti without understanding its language. I began learning reo tahiti and, through this process, developed a growing interest in Polynesian history and culture. In 2021, I decided to return to university to pursue studies in Oceanic languages and civilizations.
Today, I am fortunate to be part of the Tetiaroa Society, an organization dedicated to preserving the natural and cultural heritage of Tetiaroa and Polynesia. In my role, I organize educational programs for visiting groups, focusing on themes related to the environment, Mā’ohi culture, and the history of Tetiaroa. Through this mission, I am grateful to contribute to passing on this precious heritage to future generations.
REO TAHITI :
‘Ua pa’ari au i Tahiti nei, tae atu i te roa’ara’a mai i te parau tū’ite tuarua nui. I muri a’e, ‘ua haere au i te fenua fārani nō te tuatāpapa i te parau o te nūmerara’a faufa’a i te ‘oire ‘o Lyon. ‘O te reira mau matahiti paha tei fa’a’ite mai ia’u i te mau ‘ī o te fenua tei fānau mai ia’u : tōna ta’ere, ‘e te ruperupe o tōna arutaimāreva.
‘Ia ho’i ana’e mai au i Tahiti, e piti ‘ahuru mā maha ïa matahiti tō’u, mai te huru ra ‘ua taui te fērurira’a. ‘Ua mana’o atura vau ē, e ‘ohipa māere roa teie i te mea ho’i ē, ‘aita e ta’a mai ia’u te reo tumu o te fenua tei fānau mai ia’u. I reira ïa i fā mai i roto ia’u te hina’aro i te tai’o i te parau o teie fenua, ‘e i reira ato’a i ha’amatahia te ha’api’ira’a reo. I te matahiti 2021, ‘ua fa’aoti au i te tomo fa’ahou i te fare ha’api’ira’a teitei nō Punaauia, nō te fa’ahōhonu i te ha’api’ira’a i te parau o te reo, te peu ‘e te ‘ā’ai mā’ohi.
Tēnei, ‘ua fāna’o vau i te ō mai i roto i te pupu ‘ohipa nō Teti’aroa Society, hō’ē tā’atira’a fa’ahiahia tē tūtonu noa i te pāruru i te mau ‘ī nō Tetiaroa ‘e nō Mā’ohi nui nei. Tā’u tuha’a, ‘oia ho’i, ‘ia fa’anaho maita’i hia te fa’aeara’a a te mau pupu tē tae mai i Tetiaroa nō te tuatāpapa i te parau o te arutaimāreva, te ta’ere mā’ohi ‘e te ‘ā’ai nō Tetiaroa. E ‘oa’oa iti rahi tā’u i te tauturu ‘ia ha’afaufa’a te faufa’a tupuna mā'ohi ‘e ‘ia tu’utu’u ato’a hia te reira i te u’i ‘āpī.