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Posted by: Samiuela LV Taufa on April 18, 2006 12:34:02 AM

Don't know why it finally came up, but I'd been looking for blogs on Tonga and Peace Corp Volunteer blogs for quite a while. I find it refreshing to read and view their perspectives on our "Great Country" warts and all. For some reason, I just stumbled on a few and it became an avalanche.

There are a number of great aspects about PCVs in general, and I hope that these reflect through their writings/photos.

They are individuals contributing in Tonga as well as learning from Tonga. They are not just Americans.
They are mostly intelligent, in the most part (humour there)
All that I have met are quite articulate
They offer a great difference in perspective on what we call 'normal' / 'home'

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Adrianne in Tonga - This is a detail of my adventures while serving in the Peace Corps. This will incorporate the good - the bad - and hopefully the funn.

tonga times (Lassana Toure) - im in the peace corps. im in tonga. im a teacher. read some cool stuff. ( and realize that none of what i write reflects the U.S. Peace Corps in any way, shape , form , or consistency)

Randi In Tonga - Here are some of my exciting adventures during my Peace Corps experience in Tonga. Let me know what you think; Can't wait to hear from you. (Note: These are only my views and do not reflect those of Peace Corps)

http://www.Halfro.com - To make a long story short, I became a volunteer and have been in the Kingdom of Tonga for a year now. My journal is about my experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tonga.

http://tongasteve.mypicgallery.com/

Photos, photos

Brian's Volunteer Experience:

A kaipola is a Tongan feast that is vaguely equivalent to a Thanksgiving meal, with more food and less cutlery. A kaipola is exactly equivalent to itself, though this perfect simile may be too obscure for the intended audience. Then, a compromise: the kaipola is like a pie eating contest with a more-varied menu, cutthroat competition, and a food coma as first prize.

life in tonga for students at FMG I'm setting up this blog (online diary) to allow students at Florence M. Gaudineer middle school to track my activities and correspond with me while I serve in the Peace Corps during the next 27 months. I will be working in the Kingdom of Tonga as a School-Based Community Educator. I'm told I'll be teaching at the secondary and university levels.

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