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From the Ground Up: Building a Future in Fiji

July 01, 2014 12:00 AM
It’s midmorning. The sun hovers just above the trees, and the air is crisp with island humidity. Down a dirt road thick with mud and glistening from the water left by last night’s rainfall stands a 12-by-8-foot building. It is a tiny school in a village called Vunato at the edge of Lautoka, Fiji.
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Island Time

December 04, 0020 12:00 AM
A boat takes off from Raiwasa Private Resort in Taveuni (Tourism Fiji) We met Krish by chance. My husband and I were visiting Taveuni, Fiji’s third-largest island, referred to by locals as the “garden island” because of how lush it is. The island has one main town with a grocery store, a gas station, and a few restaurants. Outside the town, you’ll find a smattering of resorts and smaller villages. On our first full day there, we decided to explore the island. We spent the majority of the day visiting the international dateline and a natural waterslide, and then went in search of a bus we were told would take us back to our hostel. After walking along the only main road on the island for hours, we were more than a little frustrated. Despite multiple people telling us the bus would arrive shortly and that it would stop just a little further down the road, it never came.
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