Tribewanted: Vorovoro

Dearest Tribe,

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my sweet size 6 feet stepping onto our beloved Vorovoro. I’ve had you all on my mind quite a lot the last 3 months, and then in & out all so often prior to that.

365 of love lost to be exact= Vorovoro is my home. Without it every day, I sometimes feel I have lost my purest love. I scattered pieces of me along the 4 peaks, I carved my name across the bay at Vuo Village on a piece of driftwood, there is (hopefully) still patches of my diligently painted (& repainted, & repainted- thanks to Kerridge!) urinal, the tomatoe vines call to me on the breezes, the sandy shores caress my dreams… and, mostly, every mecca or smile from a local Fijian brings a year to my soul.

Yes, I left myself with you all in Vorovoro, but I’ve had to endure the reality of living far far away for a year. I miss you all terribly & well!

As I sit overlooking the deep azure blue of the caribbean sea, from my summer post working with other Tribe members I met during my stay in 2009 (Doug & Marylou), I can conjure up the images out on the beach of what I would like instead today- my fellow Tribe members laughing as we bathed in the ocean, gathering at the Hammock for a few raw or silly jokes & some reading, preparing for the dinner & stars to alight the night, hoping we wouldn’t find a frog in our bed, and GROGGING!

Ahhh- grog! Can you believe I miss that?! Indeed ;)

I send my biggest hugs, my greatest smiles, my fondest love & my determination that I will see you again as soon as I can.

Cheers to everything that you are, everything that Fiji brings to life- which is more than most cultures & people receive in a lifetime.

Vinaka vakalevu- for being.

Au lomani iko,

xoxox

Braden