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Aldwin Matawaran

Aldwin Matawaran was born in Marikina City, Philippines, and migrated to Auckland at the age of nine. He is a third-year Bachelor of Arts student with a double major in English and Japanese.

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Bulin

I was afraid to admit that he was the type of person that I simultaneously feared and envied. With his handsome tan, bronze hair and caramel eyes, this American dream boy named Sam drew silent admiration from all of my schoolmates. During that sweltering afternoon, Mrs. Latorre introduced him as…
Aldwin Matawaran
November 20, 2018