Lisa with Fiji dancers

Oh my! Time here in Fiji is going too fast now! Suddenly I now wish I could stay on in Fiji as I'm really starting to feel so settled here & becoming fond of my new Fijian friends. (I leave Fiji in less than 2-weeks away - oh!)

School went well today & I feel rather comfortable now with teaching & I think my teaching strategies are going down with the students & teachers.

It looks like there maybe a change of plan with my school schedule next week - I might drop some of my classes in the highschool to go & teach more in the deaf primary school so I may direct deaf primary school students in a theatre performance for their 10-year school anniversay event coming up this October. (I wish I could return in October to watch!) I will organise a deaf teacher to learn the performance so he may rehearse with the students whilst I am gone & get the students ready for their October public performance.

After school I went for a walk & picked up a stray, skinny & very scarred dog (think the dog was in a vicious dog fight not so long ago) ... this dog followed me everywhere & went into the shops with me! Shop owners had to chase him away when they realised it wasnt my dog. Oh poor dog! And then another stray dog come into the shop to be with me! It was funny - shop owners said animals must like me! Hmmm ... lots & lots of stray dogs here & they seem to have no owners & I think many of them are hungry because they look so skinny - you can see their bones sticking out!

In the evening, my host at home had a meeting at the house so I went out for the evening & watched some islander dances again & got some more dance pictures to share with you all. Enjoy!

Oh yeah ... it seems I might finally taste some 'kava' (traditional Fijian alcoholic drink) this week as a deaf man wants me to try it. Oh dear! I was kind of hoping to get away with not trying the drink as I have heard it doesnt taste very good - it's a taste that takes a while to get used to & its a bit potent - easy to get drunk on I think. But I cant say no as that would be rude - so I must open up my mind, go try it & hope not to get drunk in the process. Heh! As will have school the following day.