

He is now 19 and a sophomore at Cornell University. He went on to play both soccer and rugby in high school, and competed on his school’s wrestling and track teams. Christina Thompson has a personal interest in uncovering the truth of the first people in Polynesia in Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia.

Dani was, even then, a fierce soccer player and general sports enthusiast. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia is a deep-dive into the historical mystery of the Polynesian Islands and the origin of their first inhabitants. He was 11 years old when we made this journey and was just about to start sixth grade. He has studied Japanese, computer science, and fine art.ĭani is our youngest son. Matiu is a good artist who spends quite a bit of time skateboarding. At the time of this trip he was 15 years old and had just finished his sophomore year at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. He now works at the 3D printing startup MarkForged. He was then a sophomore at Cornell University, where he majored in computer science. He is an avid tennis player and a keen cyclist, who enjoys traveling in Polynesia whenever he can.Īperahama (aka Abraham) is our eldest son, he is now 27, but was 19 when this blog was written. He grew up in New Zealand and has worked as a foundryman, bike and motorcycle courier, bicycle builder, machinist and toolmaker. Tauwhitu Parangi (aka Seven) is a member of the Ngati Rehia hapu of the Ngapuhi tribe. She is the editor of Harvard Reviewand teaches in the Writing Program at Harvard University Extension. She received one of the very first NEH Public Scholar Awards in 2015.

Christina Thompson is the author of Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia and Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All. Christina Thompson, by virtue of being American-Australian and married to a Maori (a courtship related in her alarmingly titled memoir Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All), is.
