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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Penisten, John., author.     Subjects     Peniston, John -- Travel -- Fiji.     Volunteers -- Fiji -- Anecdotes.     Fiji -- Social life and customs.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Penisten, John., author.       by title:      Green hills & blue l...         MARC Display

Green hills & blue lagoons : a Peace Corps memoir / John Peniston. by Penisten, John., author. [United States] : John Peniston, [2020]. Subjects Peniston, John -- Travel -- Fiji.   Volunteers -- Fiji -- Anecdotes.   Fiji -- Social life and customs. ISBN:  9798665107905 (paperback) Description:  199 pages ; 23 cm. Contents:  1. The beginning: Hawai'i -- 2. Bula Fiji! -- 3. On Vanua Levu -- 4. Learning to live Fijian style -- 5. The agriculture census -- 6. A paramount chief's funeral -- 7. Survival in the bush -- 8. Beating the bush -- 9. Operation Play It Cool -- 10. Going on leave -- 11. An uncertain time -- 12. A reawakening -- 13. On being Fijian -- 14. Unforgettable characters of Fiji -- 15. The grand adventure: a look back -- Epilogue. Requests:  0 Summary:  "This is a reminiscence of life as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in the Fiji Islands, South Pacific in 1968-69. These sketches describes the experiences , difficulties, and rewards of earning one's living in a foreign culture where one must learn to speak the language, follow the customs, and adopt the lifestyle of the local people in order to survive."--Back cover.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 996.11 Penisten Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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