Just like people the world round, Fijians struggle to adjust their behaviour to reduce the spread of Covid-19. The first case of Covid-19 in Fiji was confirmed on March 19th. As of yesterday there are now 12 cases. All 12 cases can be traced back to 4 returning travelers. Only one of these travelers...
A Happy Halloween to all my friends and family in Canada. I’ve been watching the weather report for across Canada over the past month. Snow has come early to many areas and it looks like there might be snow falling for trick-r-treaters in Whitehorse tonight. I have always enjoyed the fun of Halloween, especially...
It’s been almost a month since returning to Fiji after two months in Canada. Every time that I’ve spend time away from Fiji I experience a bit of culture shock on my return. Generally it takes me 4 to 6 weeks to adjust back to life on the farm. This time it wasn’t too...
We said goodbye to Thomas at the Labasa Airport on April 9th. After 5 months in Fiji he planned to spend a few days enjoying the sun at the Bamboo Backpackers Hostel in Nadi before returning to Canada. On the April 15th I get a text message “Hey Mom”. I answer back “Hey are...
Travelling back and forth between Fiji and Canada not only takes a great deal of time due to the long international flight and layover times as well as challenges with travel within Fiji, but it also takes a lot of mental energy to adjust to the changes in culture, language, the speed of life,...
Very sad news, Arthur’s first cousin Zakaria passed away unexpectedly last Thursday. He leaves his wife, 7 children and one granddaughter. Over the past year he has helped us with many of our projects. He could always be counted on to bring a smile to work and great ideas. Arthur and Zakaria had so...
Oops its been two months since my last post. I’d like to says I’ve been too busy to write but that would be a lie. While we were very busy over the Christmas and New Year season with our Canadian family visiting, since they all left its been a bit slower paced. Here’s a...
I can’t believe that is been well over a month since I last did an update to my blog. What can I say but its been incredibly busy as we’ve all been working hard to get the house ready before Christmas. We’re almost there. I would be very remise if I didn’t acknowledge all...
Its already been two weeks since I’ve been back to Fiji after my 6 weeks in Canada. I thought that my visit to Canada went quickly but the past two weeks has been a whirl wind. Arthur has so much on the go right now so it’s been challenging for me to get caught...
Our two weeks in Suva have been spent dealing the importation of our Container, visiting with family, as well as squeezing in a bit of site seeing. We thought that allowing a week to clear our container would be ample time but this is Fiji and what we think is reasonable will always need...