About Me — Michael Trigg

So how does one write about 77 years of life?

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Well, I’ll give it a try. First of all, I was born during World War II in New Zealand. Just because this little country was on the other side of the world from the action, don’t think it didn't suffer. En Zed (as Kiwis call it) lost over 12,000 men in WW2 fighting. On a per-capita basis, this was the highest in the Commonwealth.

I grew up with four siblings; three sisters and a brother. My sisters all became nurses and my brother became a carpenter. At the age of 16, I was apprenticed to an auto repair shop owned by a family friend to learn the black art of mechanics. I served a five-year apprenticeship and soon after being qualified, traveled to Australia, a kind of right of passage for many young Kiwis. After working in Oz for six months I landed a job in New Guinea that at the time was a territory of Australia. After a year and a half working in a jungle environment, I moved back to New Zealand for a short while and then packed my bags for Canada.

That was 50 years ago. Since then I have traveled to over 35 countries and met many interesting people, developed some interesting (to me) theories, and grown somewhat comfortable with myself.

Things I have learned in my 77 years:

• You can go back but don’t expect it to be the same.