Tribewanted - Vorovoro Fiji

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After a short stop back in London I was off again to Vorovoro, a far away island in northern Fiji to join the Tribewanted team.

What’s it all about?
Well the Tribewanted team and working together with the island locals to develop a cross-cultural community from scratch, mxing traditional Fijian customs and ways of living with international ideas for sustainability and innovation.
On-line, Tribewanted has built a fantastic social network, members follow the island projects and can cast votes over tribal issues.

Whilst I was on the island there were all sorts of interesting projects for me to get involved in!
First up we was the building of the new showers, okay I admit I didn’t actually do much there except collect some shells for the mosiac design, I’m an orange fluffy mouse for God’s Sake!
We were also building a new bure (a thatched Fijian home) for the community manager so I spent some time bashing the bark off trunks from Mangrove trees.
My favourite thing was learning to MEKE! (traditional Fijian dancing) It was Fiji Independence Day and we had the honour of dancing the Meke for the whole of the Northern Province including all of it's Chiefs! It was nerve-raking but soooo much fun!

I spent many evenings singing songs and drinking grog - a mild narcotic drink made from Kava root (it tasted funny and made my tongue go numb).
I also fed the chickens, collected firewood, played volleyball, went snorkeling and watched spectacular sunsets whilst swinging in a hammock.

It was such a great and unique experience a million miles from the fast paced lives that we lead in this crazy advertising jungle.
I would highly recommend it to anyone who needs to step out of the madness of a while!

Check them out!
www.tribewanted.com

Ta ra for now
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