Today was our last day at the village. We had a big breakfast all together at the boys house of fry jacks (fried dough), bananas, papaya, and eggs. After breakfast we finished up packing and said our goodbyes 🙁 It was an hour and a…

The following post features student writing. Today our group traveled to a neighboring village to see a magnificent waterfall and swim around. Everyone jumped into the water, and Max even did a backflip. After a pep talk to myself, I did a front flip! After…

The following post features student writing. Yesterday was very fun. For lunch Max and Mo made the whole group “chips” (a.k.a. french fries). The whole group had been craving them because here in Fiji they usually make fried cassava instead of potatoes, which is very…

The following post features student writing. On Monday, the group participated in the normal rotations in the village. This consists of three people helping in the kitchen, three people helping in the school, and six people helping out at the construction site. At the school…

The following post features student writing. On my day as group leader, I (Kaelin), Livvy, and Alex were stationed at the kitchen. All day we helped prepare meals for the group, as well as afternoon tea. Some of the dishes, to which we contributed by…

The following post features student writing.   Right from the start, today was a great day. We woke up after a good night’s sleep to breakfast prepared by the family we are staying with. After a good meal, we all split up to do service…

Hello all, We are wrapping up a first, wonderful day on the trip! After arriving on Fiji’s garden island of Taveuni, we visited the site where the 180th meridian runs through, and enjoyed the Waitlava Rock Slides–natural waterslides that run through the forest. After a…

We’ve received word from the leaders that the group has arrived in Fiji.