Dizzy with excitement
This is my first blog so bare with me. I have loads of questions.
1. My son and I want to come to Vorovoro in July – does anyone who has already done the trip and travelled from the North of England ( Mancheater airport) have any advice about the best routes?
2. We would like to bring gifts for the school as well as books. How do we know which books the school already have and is there a wish list of items the school would like?
3. My son is 13 and a keen rugby player – he would like to bring some balls and pumps to give – would this be a good idea?
4. We would like to see some other parts of Fiji too – any suggestions?
5. I am a teacher by trade but also can make jewellry – would it be worth bringing my tools for impromptu classes?
6. How much English do the school children have so I can plan some lessons?
Philippa x
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Bula Philippa!
I can try and answer some of your questions, but I’ll have to leave others for our UK tribe members to answer
2- Last time I heard the consensus about gifts for the school was that they already had lots and lots of Harry Potter books, and that the youngest children were missing out a little on age-appropriate gifts. If you could bring gifts for children in kindergarten (5-6 years old), I’m sure that the school would be extremely grateful. Having said that, any gifts you give to the school will be extremely appreciated
3- Great idea. Fiji, as a country, is rugby mad! There are probably some rugby balls floating around already, but you could never give enough rugby-related gifts in Fiji!
5- During the school term, we travel to the local school each Friday and tribe members usually teach a class at the school for about one hour, before the lunch break. I think making jewelry would be a great lesson! It’s something that the kids probably haven’t done before, so I’m sure they’d love it
6- I’ve only ever taught the younger kids (7 or 8 years old) and there English wasn’t great. They know a bit of English, but they’re certainly not fluent at that age. We’d planned to tell them stories, but they didn’t know enough English to follow the story. The older kids at the school (12 or 13 years old) on the other hand have a good grasp of English and are a lot more fluent.
Hope this helps answer some of your questions
Adam
i can answer question one for you: im from glasgow and the easiest route for me was london-LA-NAdi-Labasa (sounds a lot worse than it is!)
but i know that a guy took a manchester route which i think was Manchester- amsterdam-LA-Nadi-labasa which worked out roughly the same as mine but a bit cheaper i think :)
the last route available is : London – seoul- nadi with air korea (i think they r cheaper and with some companies include an overnight stay in seoul)
Thanks for the help. I’ve loads of ideas for books for younger children. I’m talking to some travel agents at the moment and trying to find the best flights.
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