Bula Fiji

It is already a week since I arrive Fiji, but I would like to talk about the story from the very beginning. Actually my Fiji trip just starts 15 hrs after my last exam, but I couldn’t wait for it since a long time ago. This is my first time to Fiji and the first time I am traveling for a study program. Hopping it could be a meaningful experience in my life.

                                                                                                                       

I was taking the Air Pacific flight from Sydney to Nadi (which is the Fiji Tourist centre of Fiji). The flight trip wasn’t that bad but it was cloudy when I landed Nadi.

                           

                                                      Prepare for landing

The Republic of Fiji is an island nation which forms by 322 islands and the I taukei , Indian, Chinese, European and people formed the multicultural population.

I used to work in a fast food restaurant which owned by a Fijian that makes think that Fiji is not a poor country before I was doing the research. But when I actually landed, I feel like the time back to my hometown in China around 1990s. Everything is quite undeveloped, the car, the road, the traffic system, the department stores…..but anyway I was amazed by the hospitality of Fijian people. From the “bula” session at the airport to the smelling of the people at the hotel, I can feel that although they are living under a condition that I will concerned about, they can still being happy for everyday!

                               

                                                      Namaka Market in Nadi

The traffic condition is one of the interesting I found out in Nadi. There are rare street lights from the airport to the hotel and I didn’t see any traffic lights in Nadi, even in the town centre. People just across the street randomly but I didn’t see any accident happen on the street, which is good.

At the time I arrived colonial lodge was already Saturday night. Everyone was there reading, playing games and waiting for the dinner. This kind of residential hall lifestyle is something I was looking forward to for the past 2 years of my uni life. The host family is really nice and the cat is so cute!! Hope everything will be fine for the next 3 weeks.

                                

                                     first night at the lodge,playing the card game