

The People You Meet Hitchhiking
Before any weekly updates or anything, just a quick formality... I HIT NINE MONTHS IN KIRIBATI THIS PAST WEEK!!!!! The time flies, huh?...


Not All Sandy Beaches and Sunshine
Sooo.....this week was actually a lot like the last one. And the one before that. So let my just copy and paste last week's email and......


Another Week in the Books
There really wasn't much that happened this week. A lot of rice, a lot of teaching, a lot of driving, a lot of rice...you know the...


Ups, Downs, and PB&J Sandwiches
Mauri riki tariu ma mwaneu aika a tangiraki irou! Probably the highlight o' the week was seeing a drunk guy staggering down the middle of...


Driving a Monster Manual Van
Mauri mauri kain te auti! (There ya go, you can be a missionary in Kiribati. We say that probably 20 times a day. It's what you say when...


How to fix a popped bike tire with a spoon and duct tape.
kam na bane ni bungiro!!! (FYI - if you say that to someone, they will be way excited here, especially if it's an old person. It's a...


Snail Mail from Onatoa
Dear Family, First things first... HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY MOM!!! (And yes, I was the first one to wish you a Happy Mother's Day in the world)...


Happy Birthday Mom!
Mauri family!! Glad I get the chance to give you all a quick update on what's going on here. But first things first... HAPPY BIRTHDAY...


Quick Note For Easter
HI MOM AND DAD!!! Sorry for the short email. I just wanted to let you know that things are going well. We're down in Tarawa because we...


When in Kiribati...
Kam na bane ni mauri kain abau!! Firstly, forgive any typos in my emails. I'm a little out of practice...I don't think I've touched a...