SUE DE CESARE'S BLOG
THE ART OF LOVO
Tags: Food
When I returned from Vorovoro I had a huge adjustment to make to my diet following my emotional involvement with the pigs. Despite the fact that they screamed at you 50 yards before you made it to the sty and practically climbed out of the pen to eat, there was something immediately endearing about them – no not the snotty noses or the gastrically challenged juices flowing from their mouths which would leave an indistincable residue on your clothing but just a feeling that you were responsible partly for their survival on the island. So yes as a child I …
Read More >>>Natural Selection - or not!
Tags: Sustain / FijiWhen I offered to help water the plants I had no idea that I would be left with the responsibility of deciding which plants would live or die. Ok that sounds pretty dramatic but with a seriously short supply of water on the island there was not enough on a …
Read More >>>Almost there and counting the days
I lay awake at night imaging myself heading off for LHR to catch the plan to Nadi, what it will be like getting the flight to Lambasa and then the boat to Vorovoro – its now 3 August and I have another 11 days to wait. I feel like I …
Read More >>>AUGUST IN FIGI
Tags: Tribe / FijiBulaJoining the Tribe on the island on 16th August 2008 and now starting to get very excited. Am now just starting to think about what I can do to help and what skills I can bring to the Island. Thoughts and suggestions from all most welcome in terms of what …
Read More >>>TRIP TO THE LAKES
Have booked to join the Tribe with my sis at the Lakes in June. All very excited. Unlikely to get there until late Friday evening and hope to find help on hand to put up tent in the dark.
Sue (that’s me) and Lindley (my sis)
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