Yumi Stap Storian

In my first week in Washington, DC in June 2008, I met up with some RPCVs from Vanuatu. All of us were from different groups and had COS’d at different times beginning in 2000. One of the RPCVs, Mike Hendric (Matevulu College, 1999-2001?), had a great surprise for us.

Mifala i bin shek from se wan woman blong Vanuatu i kam! Eslyn Kaltongga, Mike’s student from Matevulu, was in DC on an internship. She is currently studying Journalism and Communications at the University of HI. Of course, she credited to one of the reasons why she is here in the US studying is because of her Mista Mike.

Needless to say, we were all captivated in meeting this strong, independent woman. It was a real great honor to have a touch of the past meet our present. Vanuatu’s future is looking brighter day by day!

On her last night in DC, we, of course, had a kakae for Eslyn complete with kava from Black Sands (www.nakamalathome.com), homemade laplap manioc, and kumala to the sounds of string band.

Eslyn, mbae mifala i sori from yu be mbae mifala i stap lukim yu bakegen!

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Chad and I feel so out of it when it comes to RPCV’s. We have barely talked to anyone in the last few years-maybe that’s because I lost my address book before I put it all on the computer. So, if you didn’t get a Christmas card from us last year -and I usually send you one- please don’t feel bad. We would love to chat and catch up with everyone we were there with. Drop us a line. Kristin

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Congrats to Tom Spangler and Karyn Fox on the birth of their first child, a son; Chad and Kristen Metzler on the birth of their daughter (they have a son, too); and Bridgit Green and Ibrahim Adamou on the birth of their first child, a daughter.

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