This is one of the COOLEST PICTURES EVER! I should have posted this a while ago. This is from the graduation for my Level 5 studnets. The weird colored things around the guy on the right's neck is 'money' if you could call the Tongan Pa'anga 'money'. All that other stuff around their necks? Anyone at home able to guess? If you guessed Loli or, as we palangi's call it, 'candy', you'd be correct! These are some of my favorite and best students. Man do I love this picture. Oh, as an aside, my old Peace Corps rockstar neighbors, Mark and Erin, yes, Canopy did graduate level 5. Apparently, "grades" and "passing" aren't that important for the students of TTI. In any event, Canopy (medium) felt Loli love and had a very nice day. So, Sugar D., there's your money shot. 3 comments - Post a Comment

• Holy cow, Simi, is that you? I don't know if you remember me but I was suppose to meet you when I came to Tonga last year in November. I came with your bags of candy that you asked for but unfortunately, POOF it disappeared before I got to where I was staying. Kids from nowhere came for treats!!! Sorry about that! SO you are almost going home, I bet you are just on pins and needles! Well, I'll be coming back to Tonga in Febuary. I've been gone since last Feburay so it's been a while since I seen my husband. I want to thank you for ALL the hard work and sacrifice you've put in to helping my people un Tonga. Being American by birth, I admire the love of service you ALL have done to make a brighter future for the Tongan kingdom! Lots of success for your future and God bless in all that you do!!
  
  'Ofa atu, Kali
  # posted by  Kali : 10/19/2005 7:40 AM

• Quasi? QUASI? Yeah- i like the sailors... or army or whatever branch that has uniforms (perhaps the odd McDonalds drive-through window clerk thrown in there) But I can not stand by and accept Quasi. See a hump on my back, sucka? Yeah- I'll show you quasi...
  # posted by  Jennifer : 11/02/2005 12:35 PM

• I love the nose picking story... Different cultures, same great pastime! I too went to St. Barney's and had a great chuckle at the story because I could see it in my head so vividly. I don't remember Mrs. Reeney, but I did have Sister Gertrude (we used to call her Pop-Eye) and Mrs. Pacifico was Ms. (and I WILL spell this wrong) Diguiseppi when I went to school there. Sister Gertrude was the most feared of all the nuns, even more so than Sister Marita, the disciplinarian. Anyway, great story, really laughed, out loud too! Thanks and good luck!
  
  Todd Christensen
  # posted by  Anonymous : 1/24/2010 10:50 AM