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Village Stay, Poro |
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1. We are greeted in Poro Village by the local pan-pipe band |
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2. The whole village gathers to await introductions between Peace Corps trainees and host families |
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3. A typical leaf and stick house in downtown Poro |
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4. Spectacular view from the top of Fulakora Point |
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5. Rose, Eva and Dyell remove kumara (a type of sweet potato) and fish that have been cooked in a motu. A fire is built on top of a pile of rocks to heat them up, and then food wrapped in banana leaves is placed on top to cook |
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6. My host sister Delite Dedei prepares palm leaves that will be used to weave mats after they have dried in the sun |
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7. My host sister Gwenneth (Buri) Dedei lazes by the dried palm leaves, and is probably about to tell me tano gu, which is Gao language for "mi laze". My host niece Georgina looks at me warily |
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8. My host sister Mispa Dedei prepares to husk a coconut |
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9. I'm standing among the mangroves past Fulakora Point. Watch out for crocodiles! |
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10. My host brother Ishmael with his children. The smallest one is holding a starfruit (five-corner) |
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11. The beautiful flora of Kourea, a village on the other side of Fulakora Point |
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12. A woman displays a baby flying fox (pet or dinner?) |
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13. My host sister Alice with her son |
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14. I'm the narrator for our production of "The Three Little Pigs" in Pidgin. Raphe is the pig who was smart enough to build a leaf and stick house while Kim is the less industrious pig who built her house out of lavalavas, the colorful multi-purpose cloths often worn around the waist |
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15. Our Putukora/Taokola training group (Shawn, Jessica, Becky, Bang, Andrew, me, Kevin and Anthony) |
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