Happy Monday!

I know it is still Sunday for most reading this, but here in Fiji it is Monday morning, the start of a new and exciting week for us. When the boat left the island at 6:20 am this morning to pick up Jone and Nemani for work this week, Lucas and I hitched a ride and then caught the bus into to town. So much less expensive than catching a taxi, though with our white skin, we attract a lot of looks and interest - not too many palagi ride the local buses. So here we are in town bright and early - I just downed a coffee so I am beginning to feel ready to tackle the list of errands I have before me!

It's going to be the busiest week on the island since we arrived - we've got several tribe members coming and going, and have a full agenda of projects to accomplish. The project was gifted with a generous donation this month, so we are utilizing it to offer up work to a few extra Fijian team members and get the village whipped into good shape. Lots of painting, building, and cleaning gonna happen on VV this week! It will be nice to have a busy island again!

The bat hunting is slow going - gonna take a while cull the numbers significantly, me thinks. The bat meat was, um, interesting. I've committed to being open to trying anything while I am living in Fiji, and I'm glad I did, but I can't say that it is high on my list of favorites! A bit gamey, to say the least!

Bethie and Ollie went to stay in Vuo (a village on the mainland) this weekend. Mana (Ollie's best buddy) was graduating from Kindergarten and his family were really eager for the kids to come - it is a pretty big celebration. Mana's grandma lives on Vorovoro with us, so they went in on Friday with here and attended the celebration, then went back to Mana's house and watched movies (the kids we so excited because they own a TV and DVD player!). They met up with Jimmy on Saturday and came back on the boat with him. They always have so much fun when they stay in the villages - they are treated like royalty and there are so many kids to play with. Mana and his family are coming to stay with their family on Vorovoro for the holiday season - it will be wonderful to have them around, and we are all very, very excited!

Time to get to work now! Happy birthdays to Anna, Basil, and Owen this past week! Love you all!

Jenny