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1. My Occupational Identity Orla Mckennon
2. Travel Travel is an occupation that I really enjoy. I
believe that it is an important part of my occupational identity as
it is something that often influences the decisions I make in life.
Choosing Occupational Therapy as a career was partly influenced by
my love of travel as I know it is a great job to travel with as
there are often job opportunities available overseas. The following
picture is of me in Belfast, Ireland at the ship dock where the
Titanic was built.
3. Sewing Sewing is a skill I learned from a young age and it
has become very useful throughout my life. To many they see me as a
sewer and frequently are sewing friends and families clothes, it
has become a useful skill for me and my friends and family. The
following picture is of my sewing kit, I have had it since I was
seven and it has growen significantly.
4. Family Family is extremely important to me, I value my
family a lot and believe that this is an important aspect of my
occupational identity. The following picture is of me, my older
sister Kate, my younger brother Andre and our youngest sibling
Dakota.
5. Field Hockey I have played field hockey since I have been
eleven starting at intermediate and continuing on into high school.
The following picture is of a team mate at the game we won the
regional championship in 2009.
6. Makeup Makeup is a real passion of mine and for a long time
I considered pursuing a career in makeup artistry. I am lucky
enough now that I can pursue a career in Occupational Therapy and
still do some free lance makeup work on friends and family on the
side. The following picture is of some of my overly large makeup
collection.
7. Cooking Cooking is a big thing in my family and I have grown
up eating quite different food to the norm in New Zealand as my mum
is Irish and dad South African/Indian so I ate some great food I
learnt to cook from a young age and always to cook from scratch
using fresh spices and herbs. The following picture is of my
favourite traditional Indian sweet rasmalai.
8. Bachelor of Occupational Therapy My mother is an
Occupational Therapist so from quite a age I understood what the
job is and involves and by the age of thirteen I was sure that it
was what I wanted to as a career Occupational Therapy as a job
involves a lot of the beliefs and values I also hold important to
myself and involves a lot of creative, practical and problem
solving, work which I enjoy. Studying to gain my Bachelor in
Occupational Therapy has been very enjoyable and cemented that this
is what I want to do as a career. The following picture illustrates
how Occupational Therapists can help people.
9. Cleaning Some people find it strange that I really enjoy
cleaning, I find it relaxing and I feel very accomplished when I'm
finished. I have had many cleaning jobs in motels and so far they
are the jobs I enjoy the most, second to Occupational Therapy. The
following picture is of the motel I worked at in Nelson.
10. Jade and Bone Carving I began carving in 2009 when I did my
first bone carving in Nelson, I completed my first jade carving in
Hokitika in 2011. I thoroughly enjoy carving and continue to pursue
it now, I plan on getting my own bone carving set up at home so I
can do it myself and hopefully sell them a local markets. The
following picture is of my first jade carving done for my mum.
11. Art I studied art history, art design and painting at high
school. I really enjoy knowing the history and technique behind
artists and their paintings. The following picture is of a
favourtie painting of mine by Masaccio an Italian renaissance
painter called The Tribute Money.
12. References Barnes, E. (2008). Tasman claims early honors
[Online image]. Retrieved from http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-
mail/sport/380728/Tasman-claims-early-honours Rasmalai [Online
image]. Retrieved from
http://www.kingpitaandrice.com/food/rasmalai-
indian-cheesecake/#sthash.pFpgwzhf.dpbs Masaccio. [Online image].
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