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  • Archive for July 18th, 2007

    Randall Biliki, 1963 – 2007

    Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

    I just found out at Randall Biliki has died, apparently murdered in an attack on his family.
    I met Randall for a brief time, when he came to Vanuatu to help get the ball rolling on our leg of the People First Network. He was a conscientious, quiet individual whose intelligence quickly made itself shown through [...]

    Housework

    Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

    Ever since I arrived in Vanuatu almost four years ago, I’ve woken every morning to the rhythmic shushing of the scrub brush as the women in the neighbourhood do the morning wash. It’s often the last thing I hear before sundown as well.
    Anyone who’s ever washed their clothes by hand knows just how arduous the [...]