Eggs Ala Goldenrod!

Easter is a time of reflection on our Savior, attending church meetings, and the traditional Easter Breakfast of Eggs Ala Goldenrod! We have never missed a year of doing this, whether at home, at the lake, in the mountains, in the West Indies, and now here in Fiji. It is fun to know that wherever the rest of family was this year, they were enjoying eating this meal... even Jennica on her mission in Tennessee. Feels like we are together in a way :)

Whoops!! Forgot to sprinkle on the crumbled egg yolks for the picture ..ah well!





They are even better when we have colored the Easter Eggs for the hunt and there is color in the white sauce ...lol This tradition goes back to both our parents and when we were kids! (This is our Fiji Flat--we love how comfy it is! Sits amongst flowers and palm trees...lemon and quava trees!)

College Chickens

We benefit from the College Farm--their vegetables and now their chickens! One Hundred small chickens were bought and then nurtured for several months.



They grew from this (cutest little things!) to these 4-5 lb. fryers:



When they started to harvest them and sell them to the community, we decided that we wanted a couple also. They sold them live mostly; but, we wanted to kill and clean ours! Brother Raman, the farm manager was there to help us; he kept commenting on how "Elder Collins is the first Palangi to ever help do this!"







A student helped and we gave him our chicken feet (a favorite amongst them!--I actually like them also). Sister Iva Konataci was there also cleaning some for her family and the Baking & Patisserie classes that she teaches. Brother Prasad joined us, Vice Principal in charge of finances.



 






TO THIS!!! FINAL PRODUCT!!! VERY YUMMY!!!

Communication!!

For this Spring term, we have been teaching a 9th Grade rotation class that lasts seven weeks; we now have taught for two times. These are pictures of our second class of "Communication and Ethics in the Workplace". It has helped us understand how the modules for TVET are constructed; and personally visualize how the students have different degrees of being able to conquer the English language.  We realize how some of our words are misinterpreted, and vice versa. This communications class has been super fun!

The classroom this day was a borrowed one as the desks in our regular classroom were being used for the main exams in the gymnasium. The Jacobsens were visiting from New Zealand; they are over all the ITEP Senior Couples in this South Pacific Area. Sister Jacobsen took these pictures. We had nine students in this second group; and this is a day of assessment (great students!)

Taraivini and Alfred (Temasia in background)



Inia, Apasia, and Alfred

Losalini and Aravela


Taraivini and Vasiti (Elder Jacobsen in the back)

Inia and Aravela

Takalana and the Spinning Dolphins!

"The Spinning Dolphins!" Ever since we arrived in Fiji, people have been talking about -- "you've got to go snorkeling at Takalana and see these dolphins"!

So, the Petersens organized the trip for us on Saturday, April 5th; there were 18 of us venturing out in their van and our vehicle. The weather was not a good as hoped for (!) ...but, with reservations made--on we went.

Picture in front of the sign--of course!

Elder and Sister Wells... and the place where we would have "morning tea"...






The grounds...


On our way to the boat...








A little windy...




We saw a few of the dolphins spinning, in spite of the overcast, windy, rainy weather. We will definitly return some other moment. We did go ahead and snorkle; several of us found the reef and saw the most absolutely beautiful coral ever! Yes, I even jumped in, off the boat, and went where Ed was (!)

We then traveled back to the resort and had a lunch ready for us and some more music...nice!! AND guess what?! The skies became clear and blue! We wanted to go back out.

On our way home... the majesty of this stand of trees is not even evident in these pictures!




We ventured off the beaten path to one of church buildings in the middle of nowhere! Met a little family nearby...








JUST A GREAT DAY!!