http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Vanuatu en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:01:56 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:01:56 +0000 Jaha d ska vi se om jag mjligen kan frfatta ngot som r kortare n Gamla Testamentet. I begynnelsen skapade Gud himmel och jor.... Nh nu blev det inte riktigt rtt hr. Jag brjar om.Vi har alla vra hangups fr en del r det Maltwhiskey fr andra handvskor. Fr mig r det Dugonger. Dugungvad En Dugong r ett stort vattenlevande dggdjur som lever i samtliga tropiska mellan staf http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/Tanna/blog-460975.html it's a cloudy cool saturday morning in pittsburg. and it's silent. i'm often the only one awake early on the weekends. today i plan to be productive. i'm writing a term paper start to finish for my geography class. take a guess at which country i've chosen. b12 October 2009We were treated to a full range of Maeworsquos culture at a recent Mini Arts Festival in the nearby village of Kerepei. T http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-454845.html oh wednesdays. i'm stressed. but i will get things done...eventually. i'm going to be posting a couple blogs a week since s j are gearing up for australia and will have computer access here shortly. for those of you who pay close attention the picture of aldayer was repeated in this blog. but that's ok with me because i love it. so much in fact that i've actually made it my desktop backgroun http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-454186.html Travelblog July Part 4ldquoIf you come across an 30 inch tall naked infant that is holding a 36 inch blade vertically over his head as he stares you in the face and cries his little eyes out in fearhellipyou may be in Sulemari Village.rdquo On our first night in Sulemari the boys in our team went to the river to have a swim and wash the road dirt from our backs. On our return to the villa http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/Santo/blog-452765.html Travelblog July 2009 Part 3On our first day in the Pareo Valley our team split forces. One group headed up the steep North side of the valley to survey the villages there while another group stayed on the valley floor for the villages there. Another group yet stayed with our newly laid camp. The hike up the North side of the valley is a very steep climb. The distance as the crow flies is less than http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/Santo/blog-452763.html November third was a rather interesting day. Itrsquos not that every day is like this for me but days like this happen frequently enough. I havenrsquot gotten around to recording many of my days this year but maybe that because Irsquom a little too busy living them up. To fully grasp the entirety of this single day in the life one needs to learn a bit about the night before. Simply put t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/Malekula/blog-452745.html it's another cloudy day in the jungle. and another tuesday afternoon. perfect for blog uploading and homework. and a nap. i'm listening to a selection of songs sent by sher. i can understand for the most part the underlying message which is sometimes humorous. have a good week b13 September 2009I seem to find myself writing a lot about death and the traditions that surround it in these blogs http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-452256.html I am having the biggest exercise in letting go that ive ever had in my life. Learning to let go is something I think most of wish to master but few of toil to accomplish. Living in a material world with a deadly grasp on possessions who can blame usMy flashdrive went missing was lost was taken. My flashdrive that holds 600 photos of my entire peace corps experience. The first photo on there http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/Efate/Port-Vila/blog-445609.html The two blogs ldquoAround the Island in 10 daysrdquo and ldquoLast update from Aneityumrdquo were written before I actually left the island.This blog is to explain a bit of why im leaving and where im going. As you read or perhaps will read in the School Section of ldquoLast Updaterdquo blog school washellip well not really working. After the fire at the headmasterrsquos house we http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-443603.html my sister she has good timing. this is the last of the blogs that i had and sure enough i had an email telling me i had mail in the university post office for those of you who know me as well i too LOVE LOVE LOVE getting mail and would most graciously share my dorm address anywho there a beautiful padded envelope awaited. full of a jump drive letter bookmark collaged for me by sher a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-443379.html it's a rainy day in the jungle here. it's my day off and i'm again bumming in my room on a thursday afternoon. i talked to sher on monday evening and they are doing well. enjoy b31 August 2009Yes we braved the transport to Ambae once again this time to join other Peace Corps Volunteers for a camp for the ldquoyoungfalardquo of Vanuatu. One of Peace Corps programs that exists in many co http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-443377.html so fall break has come and gone. however i really haven't fallen back into the homework groove yet. probably wouldn't be a bad idea to read a little tonight.... b21 August 2009Just how far would you go for ldquoThe Bare EssentialsrdquoA Peace Corps staff member was coming to Maewo to do some site development for a new volunteer yes we may have a new neighbor with this new batch of traine http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-443376.html hey alli received the jump drive with sher's blogs last week and am just now getting to posting one. could fall break get here any sooner i talked with sher last night and she and justin is safe and well. i was fortunate to make this acquaintance while we were there and was sad to learn of the loss. have a good week. b18 August 2009The ZCA is on tour again. Only this time hersquos by hi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-443373.html A year has come and gone so quickly I can hardly believe it September 16th I read through my journal over a deliciously fresh lobster and a bottle of red wine reflecting over the ups and downs the joys and frustrations the achievements and the failures. Lobster and red winehellipI know..im not sure how many Peace Corps Volunteers can say that. To be a PC Volunteer in the South Pacific does http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-443356.html Ive been at sight on Aneityum for nearly a year now but until September I had yet to walk around the whole island. So for the 2 week break between term 2 and 3 I decided the time had come I was going to ldquoroundrdquo the island.It goes without saying that our island is beautiful. Ask any of us and wersquod say itrsquos probably the most or at least one of the most beautiful islan http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-443350.html so sorry for missing my friday posting. i had a bit of a rough end to my week 3 tests in 3 days and family day at psu. i took another test this morning...little iffy on that one but oh well. looking forward to a week of intense homework for sure. hope all is well with you. enjoy b8 August 2009Not to leave you hanging on the missing ldquoIdea Boxrdquo from the last blog but I had to get http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-434337.html here's another blog. this week flew by for me have a fun weekend planned at a big cc meet in joplin. that's what my saturday will be. hope you have a great one and weekend. b 25 July 2009Today was Saturday. We had big plans namely three buckets full of wash. Wersquore both getting over the flu actually the whole island is so the sheets towels the whole works needed a good soap and b http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-434335.html so i posted these out of order...blonde moment anyways here's another blog from sher. should have been the first you read. however if you have been dutifully reading the blogs you shouldn't have any trouble fitting in the august 7 post where it rightfully belongs. later b20 July 2009A first Blogging from Maewo has upgraded from snail mail letters sent to my sister for typing tedious for he http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-434329.html hey gang. it's been awhile huh we got a box from sherbear tonight pretty convenient as it's my first weekend home from pitt. loving it if you were wondering. sher is now burning blogs to a cd so all i have to do is copy and paste. oh ya definitely liking that system a little better. enjoy... b7 August 2009This is a little bit of a rant about a recent attempt at being too productive on an isl http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/blog-433927.html A fabulous couple of weeks exploring the islands to the north of the Vanuatu group. From Port Vila we visited Havannah Harbour a mere 20 miles where we had a pleasant time with the chief of the village and his family. Onto Lamen Bay on the island of Epi next where there was reported to be a dugong a manatee with a different tail shape renowned for his friendly nature. There we met up with J http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Vanuatu/Ambrym/blog-433082.html