I have no clue how the majority of this post got deleted...but there's no way I can rewrite it since I don't remember what I babbled on about anyways. I will post again this week to make up for it!
As many of you know, last week we found out our site placements for the next two years. It was an emotional day for many. 28 of the 35 of us are placed primarily in secondary schools. A couple people are in offices working for the Ministry of Youth and a couple people are working for a sexual and reproductive health NGO. We are scattered throughout Fiji. A large number are on the second largest island in Fiji, Vanua Levu. Several of us are on the main island, Viti Levu (including myself) and then there are several people on outer islands such as Kadavou and Taveuni.
I found out this week I passed my language test, thank goodness! I thought I did absolutely terrible. But I guess I did good enough. Now, I need to stay focused and continue to soak it in and practice. I am lucky because my site placement is so close that the dialect is going to be pretty much the same (Bau dialect) besides of course with their own slang and whatnot.
The last weeks, days and hours in the village were intense. After two months I felt as though I had started to find my niche and then it was time to go. I hope to stay close with the locals I can now call my friends, and my host family who has truly held me down through it all.
I found out this week I passed my language test, thank goodness! I thought I did absolutely terrible. But I guess I did good enough. Now, I need to stay focused and continue to soak it in and practice. I am lucky because my site placement is so close that the dialect is going to be pretty much the same (Bau dialect) besides of course with their own slang and whatnot.
The last weeks, days and hours in the village were intense. After two months I felt as though I had started to find my niche and then it was time to go. I hope to stay close with the locals I can now call my friends, and my host family who has truly held me down through it all.
First three things I am asked when meeting a new person in Fiji:
1. How old are you?
2. Are your parents still alive?
3. What religion are you?
2. Are your parents still alive?
3. What religion are you?
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