- Dried noodles (without seasoning) and powdered milk are favorite snacks.
-Tongans have names like "Sisi"- Cheese, "Kompiuta"- Computer, and "Aho Kovi"- Bad Day
- Hitchhiking is a main mode of transport (it’s pretty safe since everyone on the island knows each other)
- A sign of closeness is picking lice out of each other’s hair.
- Being called “fat” is quite a compliment.
- Eating with your hands is expected.
- Cardboard boxes are cut up for flashcards. Educational displays are made from egg cartons and toilet paper rolls.
- Kids bring things like "laundry detergent", a "pen", or a "comb" for show and tell.
- At Vava'u's prison, guards are often seen playing volleyball with inmates on the compound.
- If I go running with two kids and one brings flip flops but the other is barefoot, they will split the flip flops so that each of them has a foot protected.
- Teenage boys walk arm and arm.
- Cars are repaired with great ingenuity. A passenger’s seat is replaced with half a plastic chair. A screwdriver is used to start the engine instead of a key. And because my friend’s headlights were burned out, we drove down a jungle road guided by her turn signal.
- People yell hello to me from across the street and down the road
- Children still skip
- Laughter is everywhere
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