I've joined the Peace Corps and have been assigned to the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu . My group! Vanuatu Peace Corps Volunteers, Group 29. We arrived in Vanuatu last night, Monday, April 17, 2017, touching down at 7:45pm. It took about 42 hours of travel and airport delays to get here. Long day, but other than the delays everything went well and everyone was in a good mood anyway. This is the Fiji airport (NADI). One vol. suggests keeping a pillow on your backpack for airport delays. Long layover at the Fiji airport. The Vanuatu International Airport at night, from the tarmac. I think we were all blown away by the greeting we received at the airport last night. I mean, we were dazed after 40+ hours of travel, but still. The PC staff, which consists of both local staff and US staff and volunteers, overwhelmed us with joyful and enthusiastic greetings. One woman wrapped a colorful cloth around my waist (we all got one) and told...
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