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3 stikord til vores sidste 9 dage er: 1. Sol, 2. Strand og 3. Haengekoejer!!!

Fiji er helt som man forestiller sig. Jordklodens lille svar paa paradis, hvis man spoerger os.

Den foerste dag var lidt af en proevelse for os. Skal vi virkelig ikke snart lave noget? hmm, er der ikke noget at foretage sig paa denne oe?" jo, gaa rundt om oen". Overstaaet paa 5 min, og hvad saa? Spise naar gong gongen ringer(intet bestemt tidspunkt+ fiji time, naar maden er klar), slikke lidt sol, laese lidt i sin boeger og funderer over livet set fra en haenekoeje. Det er lidt det, det eneste, vores uge har staaet paa. En af de stoerste oplevelser har vaeret at blive grebet af fijierne og deres levestil. At blive inddraget i hvordan deres hverdag fungerer, deres traditioner, deres religion og ikke mindst deres kava drik/ mudderdrik. Allerede foerste dag fandt vi ud af at man er tryk i haenderne paa befolkningen baade paa fastlandet og paa oerne, og alle er utrolig venlige. De har kun et formaal med det: At DU nyder din tid hos dem. Foerste oe var Beachcomber. Lille Oe, tager 5 min at gaa rundt om den, og 15 minutter at svoemme:) En utrolig hyggelig Oe med 3x rigtig laekker buffet i doegnet. Og med godt vejr, var stranden et perfekt sted at opholde sig. Her sov vi 2 naetter og derefter drog vi videre til White sandy beach. Lille sted. !5 ansatte, og max 15 besoegende pr nat. De havde det bedste aftenunderholdningen, hvor de fik os revet med. Hvert sted vi var, underholdte de os hver aften med sang, dans og mulige lege. Her havde vi ogsaa baal nede ved vandet en aften hvor vi bare hyggede. De sidste 2 naetter var vi paa Waya lailai, som var lidt stoerre. Her fi vi bl.a. lov til at opleve en rigtig kava ceremoni og en koncert opfoert af et lidt aeldre folk end de andre steder. Her vaegnede vi ogsaa op i vores helt egen bungalow og ku se solen staa op fra vores sengekant. Bungalowen delte vi med 2 andre danske piger vi moedte her. Rigtig soede. Og vi noed at have vores eget toilet og bad for engangs skyld. Ellers har vi ogsaa vaeret rigtig heldige. Paa beachcomber moedte vi Mark og James, 2 engelske drenge som vi brugte meget tid med paa NZ, og paa Whie sandy beach moedte vi tilfaeldigt Kathrine og Nanna, ogsaa fra bussen fra NZ. 2 graedelige og pudsige gensyn.

Imorgen siger vi farvel til paradis og tager hul paa et 45 timers doegn og USA forude. Mere end klar til at roerer os igen, lave noget og faa nye oplevelser. Vi glaeder os meget. Foerste stop er 2 uger hvor vi skal bo ved nogle relationer naer SF, vi starter hos Mark og Mona. Vi glaeder os meget.

Haaber det gaar godt der hjemme.

Kaerlig hilsen Maria og Astrid

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Bulla

3 keywords for our last 9 days are: 1 Sun, 2nd Beach and 3rd Hammocks!

Fiji is quite as you imagine. Earths reply to paradise, if you ask us.

The first day was a bit of an ordeal for us. Give us something to do!hmm, is there nothing to do on this island? "You know, walk around the island." Done in 5 min, and then what? Eat when the gong gong rings (no specific time. Fiji hours = when food is ready), take some sun, read in our books and wonder about life as seen from a Hammock. This is what we have bin doing the last week.

One of the greatest experiences was been to experience the Fijien people and their lifestyle To be involved in how their everyday work, their traditions, their religion and not least their kava drink / mud tasting drink. Already the first day we found out that you can feel safe in the hands of the people on both the mainland and the islands, and everyone is incredibly friendly. They have only one object with it: that you enjoy your time with them. First island was Beachcomber. Small island, takes 5 minutes to walk around it, and 15 minutes to swim:) A very nice island with 3x truly delicious buffet pr day. And with good weather, the beach was a perfect place to stay. Here we slept 2 nights and then we went on to the white sandy beach. Small place. 15 employees, max 15 visitors per night. They had the best evening entertainment, where they got us carried away. Every place we were, they would entertain us each evening with singing, dancing and funny games. We had also bonfire by the beach one night where we just relaxed. The last 2 nights we were on Waya lailai, which was slightly larger. Here we experienced a real kava ceremony and a concert performed by a slightly older people than the other islands. Here we also waked up to see the sunrise from our bedside, in our very own bungalow. We shared the bungalow with 2 other Danish girls we met there. Really sweet. And we enjoyed having our own toilet and shower for once. Otherwise, we have also been really lucky. At Beachcomber we met Mark and James, 2 English boys we spent a lot of time with in NZ, and at White sandy beach, we met Kathrine and Nanna, also from the bus from NZ. 2 very nice and funny reunions.

Tomorrow we are saying goodbye to paradise and have a 45-hour day infront of us, and the U.S. ahead. More than ready to do something again and get new experiences. We are looking very much forward to this. First stop is 2 weeks where we will be staying at some Astrids relatives near SF, we start with Mark and Mona and their to children. We look forward to meeting everyone and having a good time with you.

Love Maria and Astrid