Arrived well in Fiji on Monday after a very long trip from the other side of the world and cheked in at the cheapest Downtown Backpacker Hotel in Nadi, just to get the feeling of being a backpacker again. I had almost forgotten how cheap and dirty it can be, and how many years ago it is since I was 21. Today I came to Namale, the complete oppsite - Anthony Robbins' Resort in Savusavu on the island Vanua Levi where I am crewing his events the coming 9 days. I love it already. Tomorrow the participants will arrive, all excited about going thru such a life changing event.
Internet access in Fiji is poor and I have therefore not been able to post any pictures yet. Have patience, as soon as I get to New Zealand in mid October, I expect better connection and hopefully also more time to write. Crewing means 'hard' work all day long with little time for yourself. But how I love the team work and being part of a process that makes the entire event run effecticely and smoothly.
The Fijians sing and dance a lot, it comes quite natural to them. Tonight at dinner there was a Meke, a dance. By singing and dancing they tell the story of their people. I am not sure where in the story the cannibalism was depicted and it is also hard to imagine that it was real only 200 years ago - who would think that of such a friendly, laughing, hospitable people?
