Well, the kindergarten was supposed to start today, but most parents were taking their kindergarten age children with them to the primary and secondary schools to drop off their older children. So, maybe tomorrow. Honestly, we would have a must better success rate if we just started a fresh week, on Monday next week because the parents have to pay dues per week and we have not organized a opening ceremony with the vakatawa (priest).
As soon as I found out kindergarten was not starting today I hopped on the boat with my family to go to town. Ta was taking all of the primary age kids to school along with their parents then heading to town because my little brother is sick. When we got into town I blogged, bought some veggies, and picked up my Christmas present from Mom! Thank you Mom! It is everything I wished for and more! The Christmas tree Little Debbies definitely did not last long. I ate 3 out of 4 today! Mmmm mmmmm. It turned out that the private doctor was not open and for some reason Na would not take him to the public doctor (for free). Who knows.
After waiting around town for hours, Ta finally showed back up from a nearby town where he sold 120 sasa brooms to an Indian man. I try to tell him that he is selling them for too little, just 2 F$, when the Indian men take them to Lautoka and Suva and sell them for 4 F$, doubling their money. First Ta spends 1 F$ on the coconut leaves for one broom, then spends money on inner tubes, nails, and his own labor, plus money on gas for the boat, then transportation to get the brooms to the town past Rakiraki, and finally sells them at 2 F$ each. I have not figured out the math yet, but honestly, he cannot be making a profit worth all of the trouble. Also, cutting down the coconut leaves is reducing the amount of coconuts per tree, putting a damper on the virgin coconut oil business that will be coming in March. One thing after another.
Bottom of my village.
When we finally left the boat dock we headed to the primary school. I realized as soon as we got there that Na and Ta each had a meeting. Oh my goodness. The women’s meeting was over pretty quickly, but the men’s meeting is never over quickly. After about an hour I went to sit on the boat and take a nap. I didn’t sit there too long before some of the kids came over to talk. After they left I ate some dried fruit and frosted flakes. First thing I have eaten since breakfast and it was going on 6:00 PM. Finally, around 8:00 PM Na, Ta, and the other villagers came out to the boat to head back to the village. At home I made a vegetable salad and watch half of “The Kite Runner”. Moce mada.
The kids watching Ice Age.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Well, I guess kindergarten is not starting today either. Either that or the teacher just did not come by my house this morning before heading up. I think the decision was made yesterday to start on Monday, I just wasn’t around to hear the news. No problem, I need to work on the “Choices” program anyways.
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