When Vao has spare time, she refers to the four R’s: Rest, Relaxation, Religion and Reading. More importantly though, she loves spending time with her family. Family over everything!
In another life, Vao is pretty sure she would be the ‘Queen of the South …Pacific’ - living in her native Tonga and learning more in-depth the beautiful language of the friendly islands.
The best advice she has ever been given was from her Aunty who said “Study hard! Save hard to buy your own home and the boys would always come later.”
If Vao weren’t so amazing at her job, she would probably be a social worker, advocating for the people in her community, whether that be in New Zealand or Tonga, who knows? MMT – Mate Ma’a Tonga!
If Vao were a superhero, time travel would be her chosen superpower. She believes it would be an honour to go back in time and talanoa (to tell stories or have conversations) of events from past family history.