MMmmmmm

Know what I could go for? Those Little Debbie brownies with the little nuts on top. Yeah, that'd be awesome. I have no shame either.

Labasa Takes a Dip '09

I'm pretty sure the storm has ended here in the beautiful town of Labasa. The streets paved with gold are shining again in all their splendour. And the sugar plant smells that much sweeter after the storm. It didn't get to bad here but there was flodding two nights ago. We woke up early to see the town under about 1-3 feet of water. The levels subsided by mid-afternoon and the shops downtown were swamped but nothing like what happened down in Viti in places like Ba and Nadi town. Ashley ius still stranded here with me (tough luck). We just got back from the airport, and despite the sunny weather today we were told the flights to Nadi were cancelled today and to try again tomorrow. Meanwhile, the road back to Savusavu (and subsequently my village) are washed out. I have no clue when I will be able to return to normal life. And for the whiny bit. For this to happen right after the holidays, and with ashley visiting and now stuck in Labasa town has left me more broke than a hobo. BooHoo.
I am thankful for the hospitality of the volunteers up here and for Aric being cool with us crashing in his swanky 2nd floor apartment eventhough he is stranded in Suva. Today I think Ash and I will help the two girls here clean their place up. Their house was swamped and the entire floor is caked in mud and slimy things.
I wish I could keep ash here with me but she has a "life" and "responsibilities" to get back to. It's been really fun and comforting to have her here with me and to show her what I've been up to in Fiji for the past 8 months. I have a feeling tomorrow she'll get lucky and she'll be on a plane to somewhere other than here. She didn't cry when she got off the plane 3 weeks ago so I am certain she will cry when she gets back on. I, however, will not weep. Not because I do not love her but I have hidden her wallet and she will have to come back here to get it, mwa-hahaha

Happy New Year!

Hey all, been a while. Whats new? My Christmas in the village was pretty much like any other day. There was no signs of merry making anywhere, I suppose it was too hot. My New Years however was the best in a long time. I picked Ashley up at the airport and we spent the night in a decent hotel in Lautoka. It even had Air Conditioning! We enjoyed our duty free goodies and ate a lot of food. The nextnight we spent with a volunteer in her beautiful apartment in the city. Our boat ride back up north was a bit much. We were both incredibly hot and just wanted the 12 hour ride to be over with.
Being in the village with ash has been great. We presented the chief with a sevusevu and ash has been made an official member of the village gang. We went and found a mildly secluded area on the river and floated for an entire morning before we made our way back to a lunch of bananas and tea.
Wish I could write more but I'm pretty scatter brained right now. There is a storm approaching and it might be the big one people have been waiting for. I'm Excited!!
I hope everyone back home had a great holiday with family and friends and maybe I'll be home next year for a visit to celebrate with you.