Hello team, Im here at last! What a trip! It is SO humid, its a constant sweat-a-thon! We have started Bislama lessons, which is cool and we are getting oriented about town. The place is beautiful, so green! I have not been somewhere this lush before, its quite amazing. People are friendly and all the AYAD's are getting on well. Food is pretty boring but shopping at the market is a fun experience, even if i am not sure what im buying. I have discovered some fantastic fruit, in particular a green grapefruit that is not sour and a sort of custard apple.
All the volunteers are coming to Nguna with me for a week to get settled and experience village life which will be great for me to start off not being totally isolated. We will go snorkeling and walking up the volcano as well as check out church and life in general. It turns out that there is no running water on my island and electricity is sporadic and unreliable. Im looking forward to developing the skills to survive like that though, millions of people around the world live like that, and ill get used to it :) We have been so busy I have had hardly any time to think, and access to the net is more difficult than i thought it would be. In brighter news there has been plenty of rain, the mountains are spectacular, and we have been swimming in sky blue water every day! Its weird swimming in clothes and shoes (protection from coral cuts) but i guess i will get used to that as well huh? Keep me posted on all your news from home!
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