My name is Thomas Undy, and I am a New Zealander. I am the eldest son in a family of four, which moved to Dunedin, from Wellington, when I was three. I attended Arthur Street School, where I was a member of the Montessori classroom. During my time at Arthur Street School, I developed a passion for sport, mainly hockey. This passion followed me to Bayfield High School, where I played for the 1st XI team, as well as the Otago under 15 and under 18 age group teams. After finishing high school I worked for a year in retail before enrolling at the Otago University College of Education, where I am now a final year student. Collectively, these educational, life, and sporting experiences make me who I am today.
Through being educated in environments that promote the values of diversity, excellence, honesty, integrity, self-discipline, and an individual's agency, I have come to hold these as my own. Playing hockey has enabled me to strengthen and uphold these values, especially excellence and self-discipline, as has my work experience in retail. My sporting experiences have also shaped me into a modest and fair person. For instance, through being chosen to represent Otago over some of my friends, I learnt to play down my achievements to them while at the same time holding onto my own sense of achievement.
