Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Fijian Village

Bula,
Fiji is awesome! We are all having the time of our lives, and we hope that all is going well at home, wherever that is. This week we were introduced to our village and our Fijian families. I think we all feel right at home as we were welcomed very warmly and enthusiastically. Everyone is extremely nice, sometimes overwhelmingly so, and we have found that the kids fallow us everywhere.
The work we are doing is good honest work but does not seem this way because the atmosphere is lots of fun. Who knew building a driveway was so slow and so much work. What would take a day with a cement truck and proper materials takes weeks here. It is alright though we are learning to appreciate even the smallest bits of infrastructure in a small village like this.
Houses are small and the food is different but i, and i think the whole group, find it very enjoyable. I dont think many of us even miss most of the small luxuries that are taken for granted in everyday living in the US. All is well.

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