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Culturally misunderstood small talk
Blog: Coconut Radio - 28 October 2011
"Eh Celeste poria ia 'oe!" This means "Celeste, you're fat," and I'm frequently greeted this way by female Tahitian friends I haven't seen in awhile.
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Tuna Wrestling & Shark Frenzies in the Tuamotus
Blog: Coconut Radio - 18 January 2011
Here's a snippet of daily life I wrote over Christmas in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia:
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The Unicycle Diaries 5: An Imperfect Grasp of the French
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 15 October 2010
A fragment taken from my travel diaries written in French Polynesia, in October 2005... Passage at patisserie this morning: "Comment dis 'receipt' a français?" Blank look. "The bill... l'edition?" Glimmer of understanding.
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My Big Tahitian Dance Show: A Video
Blog: Coconut Radio - 18 May 2010
I did it! On Saturday night May 15th I made a sort of right of passage: I was in a Tahitian dance performance at To'ata Amphitheater, Tahiti's biggest venue and the premier stage for Tahitian dance. Most Tahitian girls dream of performing at To'ata and many of them do it. Dance is an enormously important part of society and is one of the joys of being a Polynesian woman - not that the men mind it either.
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Raimana's Big Happy Teahupoo Tube Ride
Blog: Coconut Radio - 14 May 2010
I rarely write about surfing - even though I happen to live in Teahupoo, home of one of the most famous and scary waves in the world - because honestly, I don't really know what I'm talking about. I leave the surf stuff to my husband Josh Humbert.
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Tahitian Dancing My Life Away
Blog: Coconut Radio - 10 May 2010
You may have noticed that for the last few weeks I've been blogging about older stories and general thoughts, not what I'm up to here on Tahiti. The reason for this is that I've been dancing - sometimes up to 20 hours a week - preparing for a huge show I'm going to perform in this Saturday, May 15th. This is my first year taking Tahitian dance classes but by a mix of circumstances I have now committed to dance in five acts of a huge show at To'ata Amphitheater, Tahiti's biggest and best venue; everyone from UB40 to the dancers at the massive Heiva I Tahiti festival perform here.
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Manahune Live in Taravao
Blog: Coconut Radio - 6 April 2010
As I've mentioned before, between living in a remote place where there's little night life and having two kids, Josh and I don't get out much. But Saturday night we got a last minute call from some good friends who invited us to go and see one of my favorite Tahitian bands, Manahune play live at my favorite new restaurant in Taravao, Terre et Mer. When you live in Teahupoo and there's something going on a mere 20 minutes away you go!
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The Bright Underbelly of Teahupoo's Monster Wave
Blog: Coconut Radio - 1 April 2010
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Photo of the Week: Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Blog: Coconut Radio - 10 March 2010
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The World's Most Mysterious Flower: The Tiare Apetahi
Blog: Coconut Radio - 8 March 2010
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Jam Session at the Tahiti Immigration Office
Blog: Coconut Radio - 18 February 2010
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The Diner Dansant - How Tahiti Iti Rocks Out on a Saturday Night
Blog: Coconut Radio - 14 February 2010
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How to Prepare for Natural Disasters Abroad
Blog: Coconut Radio - 7 February 2010
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Cyclone Oli Hits Tahiti
Blog: Coconut Radio - 5 February 2010
Between 9pm Wednesday night and 10am Thursday morning Tahitian authorities banned driving on Tahiti and Moorea in anticipation of Cyclone Oli. Winds built up consistently throughout Wednesday but the storm hit us full force in the pitch black of night. It was terrifying. I had my kids in my bed with me in my room on the protected side of the house but none of us slept. Between the storm's noise, the stress and the heat, it was impossible. I found myself getting up several times to check on how the doors were holding and to check on my cats and dogs.
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Cyclone Oli On It's Way to Teahupoo
Blog: Coconut Radio - 4 February 2010
At around 2pm today February 3rd, Tahiti was put on red alert for approaching Cyclone Oli. We've been on orange alert since yesterday and the weather has been degrading since early this morning so this is no surprise. The storm is supposed to pass about 200 to 250 km to the south of us and we are to expect winds around 110km or upward. I'm on the west side of Tahiti Iti where we are getting good gusts of west wind but are fortunately protected from the huge north swells that have flooded the Papeete waterfront and are causing damage on the east coast.
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FIFO Pacific International Film Festival
Blog: Coconut Radio - 1 February 2010
Today I drove an hour and a half to Papeete for the final day of the FIFO Pacific International Documentary Film Festival; all I can say is WOW. The festival showcases films from around the Pacific from Australia and Papua New Guinea to Hawaii, French Polynesia and everywhere in between.
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South Pacific Secrets: So What if Grandpa was a Rockefeller?
Blog: Coconut Radio - 18 January 2010
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Beaches around the world
Blog: everthenomad - 29 December 2009
Today is a clear sunny day in New York but, as we say in Croatian, the sun has teeth. Translated, this means: it is freezing cold!
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Just back from Bora Bora
Blog: everthenomad - 13 October 2009
I returned from the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora just a couple of days ago.
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Recipe: Mediterranean-Polynesian Tuna Carpaccio
Blog: Coconut Radio - 25 September 2009
