Swallows Cave on Vava'u courtesy of Peter Levy
Our group waiting at Los Angeles International to fly to Tonga
Inside the Samoa Airport waiting to re-board our plane
The Samoa Airport
Justin and Enrique waiting to enter the Kingdom on Tonga
Our plane waiting to take us to Tonga
Our office for the next 27 months in Tonga
Our greeting at the Airport
Taking the bus to our guest house
Jason and Phl waiting to clear immigration.
We made it!!
Our welcoming Kava Circle
Melinda, Alicia and Patrick in the van going to our first Kava Ceremony
A Tongan Dance
Group 73 waiting for our homestay families to pick us up.
Making Kava
Steve, Tau and Justin in our Sunday dress
Tevita, Sina and Shenadoah on the beack
Tau and Sia getting ready for Church on Sunday in our home.
Big surf on Tongatapu
The beach near our village
Beach on Tongatapu
Tau, Justin and Sia getting ready to eat our after church feast.
Justin gets his first coconut open
Open Air Market in Nuku'alofa
Kava Ceremony at open market
Near the Blowhole on Tongatapu
The Blowhole on Tongatapu
Tevita at our house
Alice, Alexis, Sarah and Alicia at Cooking School
Elenoa, our head trainer talking with Jason with Phil in the foreground
The Assistant Secretary of State, the American Ambassador for Fiji and the Peace Corps Tonga Director
Karen mking Fajitas
;Jason cuts fish with Grant and Phil watching.
Laura and Heather in the kitchen
Jason shows off his fish dish with Andrew in the background
Stan drinks from his coconut
Scott cleans out the coconut
Phil, James and Jason make raw fish with help from Ofa.
Alicia and Alice at the beack
Katie, Bobby and Makala
Sarah and Alicia
Phil catches a fish
Sunday Dinner
Queen Salote's Cave on the Beach
Sephia Beach Shot
Sia weaving flowers
Tevita and Sina
Sane on the Beach
Tevita at the Beach
Tau on the Beach
Sia, Justin and Tau
Our group with the Navy Diving Teacher who taught our water safety class
Grant after water safety classes
Stan, Medical Officer Jacinta and Laura
In the water during water safety class
Peace Corps Tonga Director Jeff Cornish at water safety class
Siaosi, Diana and Tilisa in front of their house
Steve and Diana at home
Grant, Justin a current volunteer, James and Andrew sing Karaoke.
Salena, Diana, Bria and Krystal
Justin and Patrick try to "Rap"
Shannon wears a kiekie on over her skirt made of hair with Janice admiring it
The women of Ta'anea from Group 73, Lara, Bria, Janice, Karen and Shannon
The Peace Corps office in Vava'u
The main street in Ta'anea, our village
John wearing Shannon's Keikei of hair in the "wrong" place
Harbor in Neiafu, Tonga
Saturday Market in Neiafu, Tonga
Sunset on Vava'u Tonga
Steve dances at Aho Fakatonga.
Crafts prepared by the Ta'anea Trainees for Aho Fakatonga.
Grant at Aho Fakatonga.
Justin shows off his outfit for Aho Fakatonga.
Steve, Heather, Janice, Shannon, Karen and Scott get ready to leave for Aho Fakatonga.
Steve, Scott, Language Teacher Ofa, John, Language Teacher Poli and Enrique in Ta'anea
Trent and Lara show off their matching outfit at Aho Fakatonga.
Karen and Scott match at Aho Fakatonga.
Training Manager Elenoa and Language Teacher Ofa
Our Peace Corps Group before Thanksgiving Dinner
Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga from the water
Heather and Janice are all smiles after Thanksgiving dinner
Stan, James and Bobby "chow down" on Thanksgiving Dinner
Janice, Steve, Bria and Jason getting ready to eat Thanksgiving Dinner
Neiafu, Vava'u Tonga from the water
Krystal gives the beach two thumbs up
Our boat heading back to town after a day exploring the islands
Steve enjoys the view
Andrew and Andrew have a wish-bone contest with current volunteer Scott in the background
Swallow's Cave on Vava'u
Volunteer Leader Joey and his "Moa" dance on Thanksgiving
Steve wearing a tie for the first time in six months, getting ready to leave for Church
Bria and her home stay sister
Lora and Bria with their home stay sisters
Bria, Steve, Lora and John at the front of the Church
The men of the Kava circle sing with John at our going away celebration in Ta'anea
The youth of the village dance at our going away celebration
Tilisa waits for our flight to leave
Waiting for the plane to leave
Diana with a neighbors child waiting for the plane to leave
Tilisa, Steve and Diana at the airport
Janice and Shannon at the airport
Our Plane
On board our flight
Ta'anea from the air
Vava'u from the air
Looking into the cockpit from my seat
Ha'apai from the air
View of the Volcano
Landing in Tongatapu looking through the cockpit
Scott shaves Steve's head
