This photo was taken in December 2010 shortly after Tongan Group 76 swear-in. We were invited to 'Ofa's house for a Christmas dinner. She was our language and culture teacher in training. 'Ofa means love and she is so well named. She loved...
This photo was taken in March 2011 at the Talumalu Market. Talumalu is a very big market and the center of things on Saturdays when everyone is doing their shopping. Mostly vegetables and produce of all kinds, but also available are Tongan...
This photo was taken April 29, 2011 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. It was a Rotary Club Children's Fair and Peace Corps Volunteers were more than happy to help. I was working the Bouncy Castle and this little guy came to jump and slide after getting a...
This photo was taken April 20, 2011 in Ha'afeva, a small island in the Ha'apai group (Tonga). I was on a business trip with some Church of Tonga leaders to Pangai, Ha'apai and we made a last minute trip to Ha'afeva to attend a funeral. On a walk...
This photo was taken in March, 2011 at the Church of Tonga in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. This was a very special day as the rafters were being raised for the church president's new residence. The rafters were raised and blessed in three sections - one...
I took this photo while in training in Ha'apai Tonga. This was taken in Nov 2010 at is what is widely proclaimed as one the most beautiful beaches in Tonga. It is on the northern tip of Foa Island at Sandy Beach Resort. I became acquainted with...
I took this photo to share with another Volunteer, who had told me her nickname is Hibiscus. The photo was taken in Tonga in November of 2010, in the front of the post office and a few other government buildings. The hibiscus provides not only...