what a wild ride this last two weeks have been! we started training with one goal: fun. we reminded each other of this goal often and because of this, there were far more laughs than sighs. so many happy memories to bring back to site! already planning some future trips, too. not sure when ill be at a computer again, but ill have plenty of stories to share when the time comes.
in august, a bunch of folks are coming to ambae to visit and climb the volcano! after that, ill be on malekula during august break for the gad kamp glow/bild. after camp, i'm going to hang around and travel to laura and kelsey's sites. in october a few of us are heading south to tanna and aneityum for dave's birthday and adventure time! two highlights are climbing mt. yasur on halloween in costume and camping out on mystery island. good times with good people. i really can't wait.
had a great time with my mama here for counterpart training. she got to relax at the hotel, meet my friends, and learn a few things, too! I had the honor of teaching her what a microwave and electric kettle were... that was a first time for me. I'd be mind blown, too, if someone told me that there were things out there that made boiling hot water and heating up food happen in significantly less time than starting a fire!
okay, rushing through this. running out of time to talk about life on this thing, so here are some blurbs and pictures to take you through the weeks. there are too many things that i've left out, but i promise that every hot shower, skype session, delicious meal, and dance party were soaked in and enjoyed.
this is the mama's market in downtown port vila. it is a gold mine. you can find the most delicious fruits and vegetables here every day of the week! there are mamas from all over and if you're lucky, you'll storian with someone from your island and you'll leave with a free bag of passion fruit and a big smile.
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| mama's market in vila |
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| so much goodness |
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| yam feet |
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| god yam my feet are dirty! |
laura, kelsey, and i made tacos with our mamas! laura is the tortilla master - a skill i am definitely returning to site with. it was a delicious meal indeed!
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| counterparts eating their first tacos |
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| kelsey, laura, and i eating not our first tacos |
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we've been watching the world cup games in various places. this was at a bar called beef house. laura found her long lost twin on top of the cooler! reunited!
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| doppelgänger |
we had a gudfala kakae (good food) cookoff at our new medical officer yael's house. she's been in vanuatu for 9 years and knows the ropes. her house was amazing! we had to draw island food ingredients out of a hat. our group got tin tuna. not the kind you're used to - its pretty gnarly stuff. somehow we won, but we're pretty sure they never actually tasted it.
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| some serious cooks |
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| steve enjoying yael's house |
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| bryan draining pawpaw |
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| the winning team with our deep sea crumble |
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| the end results |
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| "the" deep sea crumble |
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| laura's reaction to getting last place |
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| kate, rob, and luccccyyy the biggest golden retriever ever |
these photos just make me laugh. rob is a second time volunteer (he was in cambodia a few years ago) he's got a great sense of humor. and he loves coca cola.
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| rob's superlative |
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| a man and his love |
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