Jo Kafer Dec 4, 202034 min readComputer says noGarden, gossip & review Saturday November 7 2020 Alien hibiscus in my garden I asked Tim to take some pics this morning. I discovered a...
Jo Kafer Nov 8, 202021 min readHaircuts, naora & fart factsFriday October 2 Hope you’ve had a pleasant week. My week has had its ups and downs. On Monday, Mr A said that Week 9 of this term would...
Jo Kafer Jul 18, 202012 min readMooning the best laid plansDawn has just dawned. It’s 6 a.m. and I’m sitting in my office surrounded by jungle. The birds chirp and twitter from all angles and the...
Jo Kafer Jun 6, 20207 min readNo-nos & chook-bum-mouthsWe got one dead in the village. This is how Mr Alick, the Class 5 teacher announced that one of the village chiefs had passed away. It...
Jo Kafer Feb 8, 20203 min readThe Bonne Annee Singers of Ekipe‘Oli man kam sing sing Bonne Annee tudei blong haos blong Jo-Ann mo Apu Tim,’ announced Silas on the day we’d returned from Australia in...
Jo Kafer Feb 8, 20209 min readFlying Cows and Coconut Palms06:00: There is a cyclone coming. It’s not officially a cyclone until it’s christened, probably later today. It’s busily sucking up warm,...
Jo Kafer Jan 27, 20207 min readGoing Bananas! Life in VanuatuLife is short and you only get one go at it. Some of us dream of different ways of living. Choose a dream that sings to your soul and...
Jo Kafer Jan 16, 20205 min readRoast Pork & How The Pig Got its TesticlesStaff and students from Menindee in outback Australia spent time at Ekipe Centre School before heading back to Bethel Garden Restaurant...
Jo Kafer Jan 13, 20201 min readWelcome to the Jungle; Bethel VillageStudents and staff from Menindee Central School in outback Australia came to spend three days at Bethel village in rural Vanuatu. Bethel...
Jo Kafer Jan 10, 20205 min readMeet The FamilyI first met The Family in 2006. I’d visited Vanuatu earlier that year, staying in mainstream resorts. After that first trip I couldn’t...