Wan Bigfala Totel (Vanuatu's Bislama language)

"Hemi wan bigfala totel ia mo hevi tumas." In English, "This is one big turtle and very heavy."

Turtles at Turtles Bay

I'm holding two baby turtles. They move their flippers a lot trying to escape.

Floating Around

Most kids were swimming and some were floating around Turtles Bay.

Here's a Hermit Crab

Here is another grade 4 student from my school (in another class) playing with a hermit crab on the beach.

Lunch Break at Turtles Bay

Having lunch with some classmates. We ate sweetened chicken, sausage, rice, kumala (sweet potato), pineapple, watermelon and ice cream.

Floating on a Raft

I'm with my school friends holding on a raft. We were all saying "put your hands up" and then laughing.

Swimming in Turtles Bay

We had a lot of fun in the water. It was a hot sunny day and some of us got sunburned.

Bus Trip to Turtles Bay, Efate (Dec. 2)

Went on a school trip to Turtles Bay. I'm standing beside one of my friends named JoJo.

Central School 2008 - Class 4A

There are 31 students in my class. My teacher is Ms. Aru. I really enjoy school in Vanuatu.

Central School's Music Festival 2008

This dance is called the Australian Bush Dance. It is a traditional dance with grass skirts. My parents saw my class perform on both nights.

Music Festival 2008 - Nov. 26 and 27

I danced with my classmates in 4A (grade 4). There are two grade 4 classes. I'm in 4A. This dance is called Down Under. We did the same show two nights in a row. It was a lot of fun.

Central School - Music Festival 2008

On November 26 and 27 my school had a Music Festival. Most classes performed in two songs by dancing and singing. My friend in another class named Nakhjavani was in a traditional dance with his classmates.

Cattle in the Sunset

I went for a drive in the evening with my parents. We drove near Teouma River (Efate Island) and saw a herd of cattle below tall coconut trees, with a beautiful sunset in the background.

Junior and Lucky

These are my two kittens. They like to eat, sleep and play fight. Lucky, the male cat in my left hand, usually starts the play fights with his sister Junior. Junior is a good hunter. She was eating a small rat the other day, and since it was still alive we think she caught it. Usually their mother Tiger catches the rats and mice in the yard and then shares them with her kittens. We don't have any mice or rats in the house.

Junior is Getting Ready for a Nap

This is Junior. She likes to sleep on my Mom's "outside" sandals (flip flops). We always wear sandals or crocs outside. We wear "inside" (clean) flip flops in our house.

Bought Chevy Damas Van - Nov. 13, 2008

My Dad and me are in our new 7-seat mini van. It is a popular vehicle in Port Vila with its small 0.8 litre engine and 12 inch tire rims. It is small but useful. One of my favorite things is holding on to a rail on the inside and pretending to surf.

Flowers in my Garden

There are many trees, plants and flowers in my front and back yard. Here is a nice flower in front of my house. Unfortunately it always gets hit by my soccer ball. It is a good thing there are so many flowers there.

Road Trip through the Jungle

My Dad went on a work visit to a rural village surrounded by a jungle. He rode in the back of a 4x4 pickup truck to get there.

Ministry of Internal Affairs

My Dad works as a Planning and Management Adviser in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Department of Local Authorities (Provincial Affairs). He works most of the time on the Rural Economic Development Initiative.

Vanuatu National Council of Woman (VNCW)

This is where my Mom works. She has a six-week contract as an Organizational Development Adviser with VNCW.

My Dad is Holding Lucky

This is Lucky. He is my favorite kitten. The kittens are really really soft and playful.

Kittens are Getting Bigger

My cat named Tiger is feeding her three kittens. There were four kittens but one is missing. These kittens are named Snowy (left), Lucky (middle), and Junior (right). They are so cute. I like to play with them.

Red Tongue Twisties

This is a snack that makes your tongue red. A lot of kids like it. I like it too but it has MSG, but I didn't know that before I bought it.

I Like My School

I'm standing outside my classroom with two classmates. The kids in my class are really nice. There is me, one Australian boy and the rest are ni-Vanuatu. We wear a school uniform, green shorts and a white shirt. I play sports every day at lunch time, usually football (soccer).

Central School, Port Vila

I go to Central School. I'm in grade 4. In Vanuatu they say class 4. There are 31 kids in my class. My first day of school was the first day of the third term, September 8, 2008. The school year starts in February and goes until December.