"Bula".... Hello
Minimum wage in Fiji is $2.97
A doctor working for the government makes $23,000.
Women need a written consent by husband to have a tubal ligation.
Cervical Cancer is the #1 cancer death for women in Fiji.
Mongooses eat the snakes....( I had one in our room the other night!)
Bats are HUGE and there is a restaurant in Vanuata serving only Bat. ( Bats eat fruits so the meat of
bats are very sweet. )
Amputation is done every 12 hours due to diabetes. Population of Fiji is 850,000.
Raymond Burr ( Perry Mason ) created an orchid farm of over 1500 different orchid varieties.
It is polite to keep you head at a lower level than your host in a village. Fijians regard the head as
sacred - never ever touch a person's head.
Hindu firewalking is part of a religious festival and the the culmination of a 10 day period of
abstinence, meditation, and worship.
A bure is a traditional thatched Fijian home.
Veiseisei village, which according to local lore is the oldest settlement in Fiji. We live in Veiseisei.
Fiji has the highest percentage of Hare Krishnas per capita in the world
Udreudre's Tomb is the resting place of Fiji's most notorious cannibal. He ate 872 of his foes!
The International dateline twists its way around Fiji, but the 180 degree meridian cuts straight through
Taveuni.
Meke - Traditonal dance
Lovo - Feasts cooked in a pit-oven
Outdoor classroom
MOCE - Good Bye!
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