Hey everyone,
Its been a nice slow week here in Vava'u. The weather has been beautiful. Again our thoughts are turned back to America, where our good friends Derrick and Krista will be married this Saturday in Denver. We are heartbroken not to be there.
Since there is nothing new to report, we thought we would address some comments we received regarding our library. There is no doubt our school's library is incredibly nice and we are super lucky to have such a great space. We are very thankful for it. Unfortunately, this beautiful structure was born out of a tragedy involving our village and the Peace Corps. In 2006, the first PCV to serve in our village was killed by a shark in the Port of Refuge, which is the body of water that sits in our backyard. It was a terrible tragedy for the kingdom, the island of Vava'u and most of all, for our village. However, her family and friends came together to build an incredible library for our students which they are still using today.
Abby and I certainly feel a kinship to Tessa, who lived in our house and held the same job as us. We are happy that the library honors her memory.
Here are a couple of articles about the incident:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/former-colorado-student-dies-in-tonga-shark-attack
http://www.tonganz.net/home/foundation-continues-tessa-horans-work-in-tonga/
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