SOPHIE T'S BLOG
Ni sa bula, Londoni!
Tags: Build / Team / Pictures / Fijian / Dream Foundation / Local / Global
Team Fiji UK itinerary and events"
Ni sa bula, Londoni!
The boys have landed….. hooray!
Yesterday afternoon Ben, Jane (representing Tourism Fiji) and I headed to Heathrow T3 to greet some very special, long awaited VIPs. A slightly jetlagged Tevita, Leavi, Marau and Api arrived after a couple of days sightseeing in Korea, along with our new adopted team members Charlie, Jim, Matthew and Jimmy – the band boys from Pacific Harbour. After some typically Fijian last-minute visa interview dramas it was a huge relief to see they guys on terra firma in London. The world continues …
Read More >>>Chief Sophie blog: Te's 'Everybody' bure opened whilst Poasa's foundations get fixed
Tags: Tribe / Build / Chiefs / Team / Pictures / Dream Foundation / Fiji / Local
Another Monday arrives with a mountain of events to blog about, and I wonder how the previous week has slipped through my fingers again. But so it goes; the hours become days, days become weeks, and I face the strange reality of sitting at the laptop again!
This week …
Read More >>>Child's play
Tags: Tribe / Chiefs / Team / Pictures / Gatherings / Local
I’ve been thinking this week about learning from others, and the fact that everyone you come across each day has something to teach or share. Tribewanted would not have flourished as a project if we hadn’t learned along the way from our Fijian friends and family. However, sharing and benefiting …
Read More >>>Week one in the new job
A new week unfolds on Vorovoro, the previous having passed in a blur of energy, music, sweat, laughter, cake, rain, and grog. Each day I rose, full of good intentions to blog for the online tribe… and each day brought with it last minute jobs, obligations, and distractions. So here …
Read More >>>Tea with Tevita: The boat is called Rawa Vacava ... How can it be
Tags: Fijian / Fiji
After trying to pin him down for the last two weeks, Tevita and I finally found time for a cuppa and a good yarn. He was in a talkative mood, and here’s what he had to say:
It has been a while since my last blog. The island is …
Read More >>>Off island evening entertainment!
Tags: Tribe / Team / Pictures / Fijian / Dream Foundation / Drink / LocalTuesday dawned hot and sultry, a day of celebrations. Not only was it the usual day for new tribe members to present sevusevu to Tui Mali, it was also the great man’s 65th birthday – a fact he had tried to keep quiet. Va whipped up a majestic cake decorated …
Read More >>>Sophie T's November 2008 Chief Manifesto
Why would I like to be Chief?
I’ve been traveling and away from home for a while now and have plenty of adventure, excitement, and hammock time under my belt. I’m ready for a challenge now, and a unique one where I can immerse myself further in to the …
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