摘要: Abstract While geographers have a long fascination with the concept of place, study place is less than straightforward due to temporary and shifting nature both people's relationships place. However, investigations sense remain an important avenue inquiry help understand how people develop their selves environment. This paper builds on feminist humanistic frameworks better interconnections between self, body, specifically in childhood where begins take shape. Drawing ethnographic which incorporated photography project 19 children aged 9–11 years rural New Zealand town, I argue that places become meaningful based complex set embodied sensory emotions experienced provides prescriptive approach untangling each five senses, additionally incorporates movement, introduces voice, bring attention prevalent sensations are children's