SHARON NUANES'S BLOG
Farewell to Vorovoro
Tags: Fiji
Well, I’ve been back in civilization for a week now and caught the crud going around the office. Great return home.
Just wanted to catch you all up on the final work done on the island. The chicken pen was finished just before the storm and the round up got most of those pesky early risers. No more 4 am alarm clock now. Lots of chickens now locked up and in easy reach for chicken dinner. Fewer chickens tearing up of the gardens. I think I replanted the ginger by the kitchen 3 times because it was dug up …
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Bula,
Flash Update!!!We had piglets overnight! Four piglets must have been born during the early morning storm. They are as cute as can be. They were shivering and huddled under the shelter. We provided new grass and some t-shirts (not that they were the right sizes) for their comfort. …
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Bula Sia everyone!
Well, exciting times. Word of a cyclone forming and is headed for Vorovoro, cyclone Funa. Heavy rains and winds are here and everyone is scurrying around. The wood for the reed bed has been used to cover windows at Tui Mali’s house. We have been told …
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We’ve been very busy on our little island. The entire tribe went to Ligua Levu for an afternoon of Magic and Meke, a smaller audience to entertain, but just appreciative and hospitable then the last. They watched with wide eyes at the magic. Thanks to Kathi" who has been an …
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What haven’t I told you? The island is a busy place. Activities everywhere. The Fijian workers are back from holiday and there is a frenzy of activity. Tribe members helped clear the overgrowth in the gardens. Wielding machetes and hacking the pathways. A chainsaw appeared and trees were downed. While …
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My arrival on Vorovoro was quite exciting the anticipation of what I would see and the new world to me never having been in the southern hemisphere. Meeting Chief Alice" as we arrived and touring the island under her direction gave me a sense of the path Vorovoro was taking …
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Arrival on VorovoroMy arrival on Vorovoro was quite exciting the anticipation of what I would see and the new world to me never having been in the southern hemisphere. Meeting Chief Alice as we arrived and touring the island under her direction gave me a sense of the path Vorovoro …
Read More >>>Sharon Nuanes January Chief Manifesto
Why would you like to be Chief?
I would like to go to Vorovoro with a purpose in mind. I would like to talk to the children as I have on my job as an Environmental Educator. I have been working with the Environmental Education Program with my work. …
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