Mangaliliu, Vanuatu

early november thoughts
Nov 1, 2007

  Wow it's November already. Some volunteers in our group think time seems to stand still in the village. I think it's been flying by. Today we each got our official site assignment and description of the place. Some people are excited, ...

village feast for john roberts
Oct 16, 2007

Today we had the 5-day ceremony in Mangaliliu for the passing of the late PCV John Roberts who was tragically killed in an accident. After the customary announcements by the village chiefs and PC representatives we proceeded to a feast. This is a ...

yoga and poi and working in the garden
Oct 27, 2007

... ; Today I went to work in the garden with my host papa for the first time. His garden is about 35-40min walk away from Mangaliliu. It is located sort of up the hill so it was good workout just to get to the garden. After we arrived at the garden I ...

mangaliliu training village
Sep 30, 2007

... everywhere. Otherwise Vanuatu looks like a very hilly, lush tropical forest.   We got another surprise welcome at mangaliliu village. some local men were dressed up as traditional bush warriors and did a simulation of a surprise attack. Non ...