JENNY CAHILL'S BLOG
Moce and Vinaka Vakalevu, Tui Tomasi!
It is always so hard to say goodbye when the time comes for someone who has become like family to move on from Vorovoro. Such was the case earlier this week when the day arrived to sing Isa Lei to Tomasi. The island now feels a little empty without our sleepy chief around to inspire good natured teasing and laughter. He’s been a part of our island family since we arrived in mid-November, and now that he’s gone I can’t walk past his empty, dark bure without missing the familiar sight of him polishing his bilo or sharpening his cane …
Read More >>>An extraordinary Christmas surprise on Vorovoro
Around midnight on Christmas eve, the tanoa was still at high tide, and there were still many a talanoa being told and laughs being shared on the grog mat. I had just woken up from having dozed off while putting Bethany to bed and was getting ready to head back …
Read More >>>A very, very full week!
We had our first, but not last we’re told, experience with a cyclone this week. After days and days of endless rain, we were alerted Sunday to Cyclone Mick’s approach. So Sunday night we buttoned down the island as best we could – roofs checked to be fastened tightly, tarps …
Read More >>>I'm a lucky girl!
Well, I know I’m a lucky girl for many reasons, but the reason I am writing about today is my Fijian birthday celebration – what a special day I had! A beautiful place, surrounded by beautiful people, a cake that was both gorgeous and delicious, songs sung in my honor, ...
Read More >>>Bats, bats, bats!
We are at war on the island with bats – enormous, screeching, mango stealing fruit bats. They flock by the dozens in the mango tree outside our window each night, gorge themselves on the fruit and keep us awake all night with screeching and squealing so loud that it makes …
Read More >>>Good to be home...
It’s been a crazy few weeks. Well, to be honest, a crazy few months! From the time we stepped off the plane in Indianapolis in early September, we worked full tilt to get our affairs in order so we could return to Vorovoro to lead the project into its 4th …
Read More >>>Jenny Cahill - On-island Tribe Manager
Jenny CahillOn-island Tribe Manager
“Bula sia! I’m known to many as Mama Jenny (to avoid confusion with Wavu Jenny!) and am the mama to the 3 blue-eyed imps you will soon find waiting to meet you on the shores of Vorovoro. Before coming to Vorovoro, I spent my time …
Read More >>>One adventure ends, another begins!
When we decided to leave behind a lucrative but soul sucking 13 year career last spring in pursuit of creating a more intentional life for our family, we decided to use an extended stay on Vorovoro as a springboard into our new way of living. Little did we know when …
Read More >>>A family perspective of Vorovoro...
Just a couple months before arriving on Vorovoro, we made some exciting and scary major life changes in our family. Prior to these changes, we were like so many other middle class American families –we were stressed and burned out parents trying to squeeze the most out of the few …
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