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A Whale of a Day
This morning, I was calling on bank clients in the small outer island village of Matamaka. I was with Oholei, one of the loan officers at the Tonga…
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The Great Vava’u Clean-up
When you walk around Vava’u today, the island is immaculate. It hasn’t been this clean since the King’s Coronation last August . There is no litter…
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They Call This Cheating in the USA!
Monday night, just after 10pm, I’m laying in bed. The doors are closed and the lights are out. I’ve just finished watching a movie and I am going …
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Looking Forward
It’s been more than two years since I received my invitation to become a Peace Corps volunteer in Tonga. That invitation had the date I would begin…
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From TV to Tonga
Larry Handley WCPO- TV, Cincinnati, Ohio July 2, 2009 It was a beautiful March day in 1989 when I arrived at TV20 in Gainesville, Florida (at my own …
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The Future of Tonga
When I first arrived in Vava’u in October, 2007 , I met an American tourist who had also just arrived. He was surprised to find out that there are P…
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This All Happened in One Amazing Day!
The Winter Season has arrived in Vava’u. This is the time of year when tourists start to visit, the harbor fills up with yachts and all the busines…
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