PAD Part 31

Back to Vila for some trainings, some kava, some sunsets, and waiting for my family!

The Biggest Family Ever

I've wanted to write about the differences between family in the US and family in Vanuatu, but have been having a hard time writing a cohesive piece. I have since given up on that idea, and will just share various anecdotes without trying to connect them. Since I've started and stopped this so many times, this may or may not end up being a series of small mini-blog posts contained within one greater blog post.

PAD Part 30

After work one day, my friend Godfrey called out to me as I walked past his office. "We're going North to a fundraiser, wanna come?" I gladly joined, and after an adventure in which the truck broke down and we rolled backwards down a hill for a bit, we arrived to a beautiful sunset.

Impromptu Trips and Natural Disasters

Before joining Peace Corps, there were a lot of people that asked me if I was worried: worried about political unrest, disease, or sexual assault…but when I was placed in Vanuatu, these were not the major concerns. Vanuatu is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous countries in the world in terms of natural disasters, and after having had (roughly) 3 cyclones, 1 volcano scare (for us Ambae folks), and 301 earthquakes (some with tsunami warnings, number from here), in just the past year, it’s easy to see why.