Vanuatu, you have given me some amazing experiences, great life-long friendships and a bank of memories and experiences that will never be forgotten.
They say a picture tells a thousand words. There aren't enough words to sum up my year in Vanuatu, so I'm hoping some pictures will do a better job.
Fifty two weeks, fifty two photos to illustrate the year that was.
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First Vanuatu sunset |
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My kastom sisters and niece, March 2012 |
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First house |
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Manbush trek, Easter 2012 |
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Land diving, Pentecost |
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Windy weather at Seafront |
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Volcano ash plane, Amb |
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Rom Danis, Ruan Festival, Ambrym |
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People come to visit when you live in Vanuatu! |
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Motivation mobility workshop |
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Lighting of the torch, Olympics opening ceremony |
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Mount Yasur Volcano, Tanna |
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Dancing with the Pikinini, Tanna |
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Disability Sports Day, Wan Smol Bag |
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Coconut crab in the kitchen - a gift to my housemate's boyfriend from a village in the Banks |
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Kayaking fun |
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Grimace, my wheels for the last 6 months |
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Port Vila sunset |
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Working hard |
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House number two |
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Delivering equipment in the (wet) dry season |
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Blue skies and snow-capped mountains - a quick NZ snow change |
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Iririki Island Resort |
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Village work, Malekula |
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Pikinini Group |
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Wheelchair fitting, Black Sands |
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Market house, Port Vila
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More fun in Pikinini Group |
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Family time |
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International Day for People with Disabilities |
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Pikinini having fun in the solwota, Emua Village |
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Carols by Candlelight, Tassiriki Island |
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Quick trip home to Jamberoo for Christmas |
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Happy New Year! Seafront, Vanuatu |
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Diving fun |
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Blue lagoon, Santo |
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Kava experience |
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Last house, Pango Village |
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Pango sunset |
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More market produce |
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Mele sunset |
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VanuaFire Dancers |
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Favourite toy in Vanuatu - wheel on a stick |
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Another day in the office, Nguna Island |
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Donating buggies with the community bus |
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Fire show with the work crew |
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Grimace the scooter made it up Klem's Hill |
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My kastom family, Feb 2013 |
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Baby Rosie, one week old |
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Last dive |
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Go Finis |
Back on the big island now, ready for new adventures... But always taking fond memories and a little slice of Vanuatu with me wherever I go!
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