a taste of Vanuatu tradition.
so! Vanuatu. WOW I AM EXCITED.
if all goes well i will arrive in Port Villa the main island in Vanuatu sometime in the middle of jan.
First a bit about Vanuatu:
Anthem: Yumi, Yumi, Yumi ("We, We, We")
Capital(and largest city): Port Vila
17°45′S 168°18′E / 17.75°S 168.3°E / -17.75; 168.3
Official language(s) Bislama, English, French
Independence from France and the UK - Date 30 July 1980
Area - Total 12,189 km2 (161st) 4,706 sq mi
Population - 243,304[1]
Density 19.7/km2 (188th) 51/sq mi
Drives on the right
Vanuatu ( /ˌvɑːnuːˈɑːtuː/ (help·info) vah-noo-AH-too or /ˌvænˈwɑːtuː/ van-WAH-too), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 500 kilometres (310 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.
Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. Europeans began to settle in the area in the late 18th century. In the 1880s France and the United Kingdom claimed parts of the country, and in 1906 they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago as the New Hebrides through a British-French Condominium. An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was created in 1980
The Placement!
In Vanuatu I will be working for a Charity called Lattitude. my role will be to teach a wide range of subjects in a school on one of the less touristy island. I will be living in Vanuatu in very simple accommodation(under a mozzy net). my job will also involve organising and leading extra curricular activates.
check out the Lattiutude website: http://www.lattitude.org.uk/gateway.aspx?Pageid=4005
I will be in Vanuatu for a total of 7 months working in the same school, planning and teaching full lessons on my own to classes of up to 40 pupils.
take a look at this info(click to zoom)
