I don't have much time to write this morning as we've got a hugely busy day ahead. We're about to head up to the school at Paama Seaside and hand out some little pencils and stuff like that.
Last night we went to a melanesian feast. The actual food was quite good, although the "sumptuous seafood" was one fish for 100 people. I had a taste of Kava (the local moonshine) which was just awful. And after dinner there was some cultural dancing, some of which was traditional, but I was a little surprised to see break-dancing (rap) on the programme. The overriding feeling for me was that I should have done the crass-commercialist stuff before I went and actually met the Vanuatuan people, because I didn't feel genuine warmth from the people last night, not that I really expected to. Still, it was good for what it was...
Hmmm ... earlier in the day Pastor Allen came and took us to Paama seaside, where school had just finished for the day, but we had a great chat to the headmaster there. There are two kindy classrooms, and he teaches both grade 1 and grade 2. They are planning to get an extra teacher next year. Pastor Allen took us to the local high school, where classes had also finished, but we managed to speak to a teacher who told us about the curriculum.
In the morning yesterday we had a meeting with the higher-ups in the PCV. I think we have agreed to continue to work out an agreement, and much of that agreeing will have to be done from back in OZ, but we have email addresses now :)
Need to have a coffee before we head off.
Katherine
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