Husking a coconut
Tongan guy explaining what the facial expressions and carvings symbolize
Tongan version of school drinking fountain: All the students use the same cup wihch they dip inot the bucket of water to drink.
Everyone jumped into the water when it was announced that Obama would be our next president
Jumping off the rocks at the beach
Coconut survival Training: Saskia shaving the coconut "meat" to make cocnut milk, a staple ingredient in many Tongan dishes
Basket-weaving from palm leaves. This took my language teacher Ofa about ten minutes.
Opening the cocnut with a machete
Some of our boys trying to climb the palm trees
Tongan boy on his way back from the bush with root crop and a little puppy
puffer-fish!
Beach Day!
Saskia and a local girl
My sister Sepi snorkeling for the first time!
Tongan boys playing in the sand
Locals making Tiki dolls to be sent to and sold in Hawaii
Tongan pencil sharpening. It's a miracle they all still have their fingers
Dancing at our Kalapu
Right: Serving kava as a tou'a
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