Can someone back home find out if you can get stuff called Natralla? They are like little protein balls of spongey goodness. I cant keep meat so they are my substitute and very easy to cook with. I'm contemplating going vegetarian for the rest of my peace corps time. It would be easy as pie to do here, i just wouldnt eat fish in the village...and restrain myself from ordering chicken enchillada's at the Captain's Cafe in town.
Glad to hear that Mems is doing alright after her big surgery. And thanks aunt donna for sending those e-mails with updates. I think my mom tries to shelter me from anything that she thinks will "upset" me so I get little to no news about matters of concern. Good thing Ashley can't keep her mouth shut or I'd never know anything. So yeah, it's been a year since I left, one year today. I feel good about that. I've seen and done a lot in Fiji and looking forward to part 2 of the whole experience.
Oh! and happy late birthday to my Pops. 60 years old. That's one year for every time you'd get mad doing yardwork or household maintenance. Priceless. Remember how you'd throw a fit every summer while trying to install the pool filter. Every year was a battle of wits against that unholy machine but you always pulled through with help from vulgar outbursts of profanities and sweat. Thanks for being you Dad! Love Ya!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Hi Memere! Don't worry about your surgery, you'll be fine. If you were having surgery in a Fijian hospital then there would be reason for concern. But alas, you are in the States and in good hands. I wish I could be there to see you all doped up on those crazy knock out cocktails. Good luck with the new ticker!
Hello everyone else! My house was finally furnished with a working toilet, shower aaaaand running water two weeks ago. I got to cook my first meal in my house and it was awesome! I've been turned on to these little soy balls called Nutralla, or something like that. They are like little spongy balls of goodness that store easily and can be used as a meat substitute in a pinch. I cooked instant noodle pasta with nutralla ballz in a homemade sauce and it blew me away....and made my tummy hurt. I went a little nuts with the chili powder. It was a little sad to be eating alone in my house though. I've become very accustomed to dining with my neighbors for every meal. I certainly will not miss the Ika vakalolo for breakfast lunch and dinner (thats fish in coconut milk). I will miss the company though. In fiji it is bad to be hanging out by yourself a lot of the time. If you are waiting for the bus by yourself and someone walks by they'll probably end up sitting with you until the bus comes....sometimes without talking. When I was eating my first meal two old ladies walked by my front dor and saw me goin to town on lunch all by myself. So they came over and sat in my doorway, watching me eat and saying, "oilei, maikeli" every 2 minutes. Thats just something they say when they have nothing to say, just nod and smile and Oiiileiii.
Last week I worked with the mothers group from Nasinu school again to get some sports jerseys for the boys teams. A while back we wrote letters and had a big fundraiser for girls uniforms. This time the mothers club is going to go to work on a Yaqona plantation and the owner will give them the money they need. All they needed from me was to write a letter to all the resorts and business owners in the area asking for a donation to supply transportation for all the eager workers. I think there's gonna be like 50 moms out there sweatin balls in the sun for rugby jerseys. I'm not sure when they are actually going but I'd like to go with them...if not only to feel more connected to the group. The club president is a sweet old lady that I really like names Pa. I think I could do a lot of good work with her in the future.
The Fre-5's are leaving soon! Thats the group that was here when I got to Fiji. It stinks that they're goin. Good luck in the States, hope you can find jobs. That also means us 6's have hit the one year mark....Caaaa-raaaay-zeeee. Time has started to just kind of slid on by. 7 months ago I was worried cause I couldnt find any projects to take on and now I feel like there wont be enough time to finish everything the village and i have planned out.
I heard a story of some white dude who found out he was gonna be deported from Fiji. He was on a plan between the islands and freaked out and tried to jump out of the plane, claiming he was gonna take people with him. That guy sure loves Fiji.
Hello everyone else! My house was finally furnished with a working toilet, shower aaaaand running water two weeks ago. I got to cook my first meal in my house and it was awesome! I've been turned on to these little soy balls called Nutralla, or something like that. They are like little spongy balls of goodness that store easily and can be used as a meat substitute in a pinch. I cooked instant noodle pasta with nutralla ballz in a homemade sauce and it blew me away....and made my tummy hurt. I went a little nuts with the chili powder. It was a little sad to be eating alone in my house though. I've become very accustomed to dining with my neighbors for every meal. I certainly will not miss the Ika vakalolo for breakfast lunch and dinner (thats fish in coconut milk). I will miss the company though. In fiji it is bad to be hanging out by yourself a lot of the time. If you are waiting for the bus by yourself and someone walks by they'll probably end up sitting with you until the bus comes....sometimes without talking. When I was eating my first meal two old ladies walked by my front dor and saw me goin to town on lunch all by myself. So they came over and sat in my doorway, watching me eat and saying, "oilei, maikeli" every 2 minutes. Thats just something they say when they have nothing to say, just nod and smile and Oiiileiii.
Last week I worked with the mothers group from Nasinu school again to get some sports jerseys for the boys teams. A while back we wrote letters and had a big fundraiser for girls uniforms. This time the mothers club is going to go to work on a Yaqona plantation and the owner will give them the money they need. All they needed from me was to write a letter to all the resorts and business owners in the area asking for a donation to supply transportation for all the eager workers. I think there's gonna be like 50 moms out there sweatin balls in the sun for rugby jerseys. I'm not sure when they are actually going but I'd like to go with them...if not only to feel more connected to the group. The club president is a sweet old lady that I really like names Pa. I think I could do a lot of good work with her in the future.
The Fre-5's are leaving soon! Thats the group that was here when I got to Fiji. It stinks that they're goin. Good luck in the States, hope you can find jobs. That also means us 6's have hit the one year mark....Caaaa-raaaay-zeeee. Time has started to just kind of slid on by. 7 months ago I was worried cause I couldnt find any projects to take on and now I feel like there wont be enough time to finish everything the village and i have planned out.
I heard a story of some white dude who found out he was gonna be deported from Fiji. He was on a plan between the islands and freaked out and tried to jump out of the plane, claiming he was gonna take people with him. That guy sure loves Fiji.
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