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A Tongan Christmas
Imagine sitting on a beautiful beach in the South Pacific, palm trees waving freely in the wind, freshly caught fish simmering over an open fire, wav…
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Christmas Eve in Tonga
Living in Tonga it is hard to believe that it is almost Christmas. It has little to do with the warm, make that hot, tropical weather but the complet…
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I’m a Volunteer
It's official. I'm now a PCV or Peace Corps volunteer. My entire group of 33 trainees made it to the swearing in ceremony on Wednesday night.…
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Natural Disasters
In the past 24 hours, we have been threatened with a Cyclone and we had an earthquake..the first quake I’ve ever felt. I was laying in bed reading wh…
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So Long Vava’u (for Now)
Tongans are known for giving speeches at just about every event. It’s very common for people to stand up and say what is on their mind at many differ…
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