Fiji

At our first day in Nadi, we met this guy who brought us to a small shop were they had a kava ceremony for us. That was interesting and very special. We got to learn a lot about Fiji and the culture. Kava is their national drink. No drugs and no alcohol, just natural ingredients.

We had to cover our knees, clap our hands once and shout Bula!

After drinking it, we had to clap our hands three times and say Vinaka, that means “Thank you”.

For the next days we worked at the Nadi centre for Special Education with handicapped children. That was a very special experience. Some of the children had been to the same classes for several years. They couldn’t learn to read or write, while others were quite smart pupils. They were all adorable!

The picture of the pool and the yellow houses is where we lived in Nadi. It was a nice backpacker place. We also celebrated Marita`s 20^th birthday in Nadi.

After we had been at the school for a few days, we went to an Island, Mana. We met two other Norwegians, Terje and Marthe from Trondheim. We stayed at Mereani`s backpacker`s Inn. They arranged a lots of games, Kava ceremony and dance shows in the evening. One of the evenings we also had a bonfire at the beach. That was so nice.

In daytime, we spent most of the time on the beach, swimming, sunbathing and snorkelling.