The Students of GSD

The Students of GSD

This week I want to take my post in a different direction. I’ve been focusing quite a bit on the trips I’ve taken, but haven’t gone into too much detail about the school or my experiences there. I thought this week I would do a human interest post instead. In collaboration with Tomasi, I took each child’s photo in his class and asked them some basic questions about themselves. Here are the results, I hope you enjoy! (Sorry some of the pictures are dark).

1.

Name: Iliorepi Matarygu

DOB: 11th of October, 2001

Hometown: Savusavu

Hobby: Video games

Favorite Color(s): Black and red

Career/Life Goal: Garage Worker (I think he meant Bus Mechanic)

2.

Name: Kelera Matamusuka

DOB: 13th of September, 2003

Hometown: Savusavu

Hobby: Volleyball

Favorite Color(s): Yellow and blue

Career/Life Goal: BSP (bank employee)

3.

Name: Anare Tikomanayalisara

DOB: 28th of June, 2004

Hometown: Nadi

Hobby: Rugby

Favorite Color(s): Red and orange

Career/Life Goal: Teacher

4.

Name: Amele Salusalu

DOB: 10th of November, 2005

Hometown: Ba

Hobby: Watching movies

Favorite Color(s): Orange

Career/Life Goal: Bank employee

5.

Name: Setareki Tuinaceva

DOB: 20th of April, 2004

Hometown: Kabara

Hobby: Volleyball

Favorite Color(s): Blue

Career/Life Goal: Farming business

6.

Name: Emele Zoelyne

DOB: 31st of August, 2003

Hometown: Lakeba

Hobby: Volleyball

Favorite Color(s): Red and brown

Career/Life Goal: Teacher

Each child here has their own story that is worth telling. For me, the most rewarding part of these past two months has been getting to know the kids and learning about their lives. I still don’t know them half as well as I’d like to, due to the communication barrier, but getting to know them has been an eye-opening experience, and I’ve learned a lot.

I hope you enjoyed this short feature. I’ll be doing more posts about the kids in the next few weeks. I’m going to Sigatoka this weekend, so I’m looking forward to sharing some of my experiences there. Thanks for reading, and be sure to come back next week!