A day in the life...

I've had many questions about what I actually do on a day to day basis. I can give you a general idea: (this "schedule" starts after Easter)

I wake up to the sound of roosters and school kids getting transport to school. I then enjoy a breakfast of wheat cereal (Weet Bix, from New Zealand, my favorite!) and whatever fruit is ripe. I usually have enough things to do around the house to keep me busy till lunch. Washing clothes, reading, sweeping, making project timelines, etc. After lunch I go around the village to see what everyone is doing or I walk down to my host family's house. I have tea with whoever asks me over and talk about projects or the weather. (Conversation is usually predictable...a village of 100 people doesn't come up with new gossip very often) At 5:00 a couple of girls from the village come to my house to do some yoga. (A new development. This is great since girls my age don't have much to do for themselves) I then make dinner and have homework help sessions with the school kids in the community hall. Then I can choose to join the kava circle, which I have been lately so I can watch the women weave mats in the background. These are days that I have no plans; no meeting, funeral, fishing or shopping to attend to.
Some additions:

• I go to town about once a week to shop for food (imagine only being able to go shopping one day a week and if the store is out of what you want, which happens a lot, you have to wait. Its harder than it sounds.) I get updates on other PCVs comings and goings and call home. This day is a big day, helps me keep my sanity.
• Monday's I will be going to the local primary school, Bulavou, to start a map project with the kids. We are going to paint a world map on the wall of the library. I'm currently trying to find a Pacific-centered version to give them a better perspective.
• Wednesday's I will also go to the school to teach environment classes, this will be more sporadic since the teachers have their own schedule for this, I am purely supplementary.
• Sunday's are srtictly for church. I only go to one of the three services, then have lunch with my host family. The rest of the day is spent relaxing since the weeks are usually so taxing.

Projects I'm starting!:

1. Footpath in the village. More information later since I will be submitting a proposal to the US and YOU can help! It's turning out to be a huge project, over 4,000 feet of concrete footpaths.
2. Composting toilets in a nearby village. Finally, all my preaching about composting toilets has paid off and I will hopefully be building at least 5 soon. I have felt something like a composting toilet missionary lately. Instead of, "Do you know Jesus Christ?" its "Do you know the benefits of composting toilets?"
3. An Earth Day Celebration on April 26th in the village. I am working with the youth group in my village. We are going to start with a vilalge clean up followed by a "how to deal with your trash so it's good for you and the environment" talk. Then there will be activities for kids and information on local ecosystems, how Marine Protected Areas work, and biodiversity for adults. There will also be some entertainment. I believe that I will be involved in a meke (traditional dance) so I'm kinda stoked about that. :) If you have any ideas about what I should do for the kids or games for everyone then please let me know! I haven't planned much so I'm open to suggestions.

So this is life for me right now. Nothing terribly exciting, but I like that things seem normal to me even though I am living in a rural fishing village in the middle of the Pacific.