WHO WE ARE
The MHJ Family
Life on Auckland's North Shore — a brand new stay-home dad, a studying mum, and three daughters: Min, Hyun, and Jin. Recording our family's second chapter in New Zealand.
오클랜드 북쪽, 마이랑이 베이에 자리 잡은 다섯 식구. 육아하는 아빠, 공부하는 엄마, 세 자매 민현진이 뉴질랜드에서의 새로운 생활을 함께 기록합니다.
Kia ora,
tauhou
Hello, stranger. Our record of new life in Aotearoa — crossing the Pacific, a middle-aged couple finding their footing with three girls. Under the wide clouds, on a faraway land. May our archive inspire those wandering the same path, and may our hope reach those who are tempted to give up.
The Family
THE PARENTS
Yussi
WRITER & MSW STUDENTThe voice behind most of what you read here. Yussi studies Social Work at Massey University while running the crowded house. She writes about the kitchen table, the school gate, and everything in between — finding words for the quiet shifts that make up an immigrant family's new life.
PENNY
Editor & CreatorThe hands behind every page you see, every experience you get here. A former journalist & Editor-in-chief of a military magazine in Seoul, a brand new stay-home dad on Mairangi Bay. Penny is the AI architect who builds this site, runs our archive, and keeps the whole thing alive, one prompt at a time.
The Members
THE THREE DAUGHTERS
MIN
11 / Year 7The eldest and our steadiest compass — cautious on the ground, fearless in the trees. Cautious but brave, exploring a new world with quiet determination. Finding new inspiration in the coastal light of New Zealand.
HYUN
10 / Year 6The golden middle among the three — a delicate observer with a tender heart for the little ones. Our glowing artist. She draws, crafts, plays, and sings — often leaving a beautiful trail of creative "chaos."
JIN
5 / Year 1The little one. Our tiny mutant pumpkin, filled with all the extroversion. Loves her family, friends, and every animal she meets. Hops the worlds of unicorns and dinosaurs, princesses and detectives.
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