Tuesday, February 20, 2018

A view of our village and activities around us

It is really helpful when visitors take lots of pictures when they're here, because things look pretty normal to us anymore and we forget what might be interesting to people in the US or Oz.  Here's some of Hallie's of our village and others near us, a couple from Vila (on her way out to Ambrym), some school visits and workshops, and of activities here.
Sunset in Vila

Some of the crazy flowers you can get here

In Vila

The road next to the building I stay in when in Vila

Hibiscus

Pineapple

Taking a truck in W Ambrym at the airport to get to our boat to head N

Beach 20 min walk from our house.  Lots of tourists come on sailboats.

Teaching Literacy activities for Kindy teachers

Practicing a song for Kindy kids

Writing out a poem for use in K-1st

Practicing a poem with actions

Working on making readers for K-1st

Hiking to Fanto village for the Kindy workshop

Malay apple tree flowering

The nicest Kindy in N Ambrym

Passing out certificates for teachers who completed the Numeracy/Literacy workshop

Practicing their literacy activities with kids and parents

Closest Elementary/Secondary school to us (30 minutes walk)

1st grade classroom

1st graders on their last few days of school in Nov

The kids are used to dirt floor, tippy chairs, and plastic desks!


Road up to the school and off to our village

Jowed and her granddaughter

Temporary coconut leaf mat

Around our village

The Kindy in our village

Around our village

View to the volleyball/soccer field

View from our house

Wili TangoĊ making wuwu (A yummy dish with breadfruit and coconut milk)

Addy hanging out in Wili and Ana's kitchen

Steaming hot rocks put in the squeezed coconut milk to curdle it


Walk up to the gardens

Addy and Gwen with their friends Sera and Lea



Hallie helping Momon at the garden

Water taro plants




Gwen and her friend Sera

There's a few ladies here who use their heads to carry things.
Addy even gets in on the lice picking action!

School fundraiser


Rice seems to always be the main fundraiser food.  Unfortunately, it isn't grown here.


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