As May flew right into June…
This month has been full of activities and lots of exciting
things happening for my school and even some ‘eva adventures to the wonderful
ladies in ‘Eua!
Started off one of my mornings to the sound of cat
whimpering’s out my back door... (went something like whine, whine, thump and
kept repeating that pattern) I assumed it was Pinati....
however, when I
walked outside this is what I found….
the poor thing was so hungry it had gotten it’s head stuck
in the can, still one of the funniest
things I have woken up to here so far!
The month started off with a big celebration on children’s
Sunday. All the kiddos dressed in their new clothes and read their bible verses
aloud to a full crowd of proud parents
(loud is the goal, the aim is to read it so the people in the back of
church can hear you, and the church is BIG!).
(Fun fact: the girls outfits are made out of Tapa!)
Next the Rotary Club of Sunnybank Hills flew in and started
working on a repair project we have been planning for the past year to our
school.
In their week visit they:
- - replaced and reinforced the veranda ceilings for
both buildings of the primary school.
- - brought and installed new luvas for the windows
- - brought 8 metal shelves (which we were able to
turn into a classroom library for classes 1-6)
- - brought books and school supplies!
- they also were gracious enough to
print off the sight word books we have been working hard to create these past
20+ months (ALL of them WOOHOO!)
- - replaced holes in the classroom floors and doors
- - painted the front of the school
- - taught some of the boys some basic wood working
skills in the process
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Overall it was a great
visit! The students were able to share some of their songs and dances with the
Rotarians in the welcome and farewell ceremonies, and I think both sides left
feeling that the project was a success.
Feel free to check out the link below so see the repairs in
detail. It’s the blog Rotary made to
highlight the awesome work they did!
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After the Rotary trip, I took off for the weekend to the magical island of ‘Eua (where magically we always get stuck much
longer than expected due to the rough sea and no boat…).
Cliffs of 'Eua!
Landbridge!
'Ovava Tree (story goes it's 400 hundred years old)
Pointsettas in May & too many paths to explore!
It was really great seeing the ‘Eua ladies and exploring
more of the island!
We finally made it to see the horses on the cliffs of ‘Eua (took almost my whole service but we saw
them)!
Quicker than I realized we moved right into June!
June started off the with the annual march in town, where
ALL the High Schools (Colleges) in Tonga come to town to show off their
marching skills and bands for the King.
Time is flying by, we are already through Week 7 of Term 1,
and with just two weeks left the June Break is coming soon and it’s off to
Vava’u to catch some sunshine and swimming with the whales (hopefully!) J
Happy June! I hope all of you already on summer break have a safe and fun summer!
More adventures to
come soon…
