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The New Bure
This is the new bure a few hours before it was finished.
Personally, this was my favorite part of the whole trip. I'd spent a full week hanging out with the Fijians and doing my best to learn as much of their language and culture as I possibly could. At the end I got to not only party with them, but also take part in their ceremony of blessing the new bure.
Many of the villagers came for the party and there were also several important people there. The chief, the priest, and the head of the resort all gave short speeches (in Fijian of course) thanking the staff for all their hard work and saying blessings for the new bure.
Imagine my surprise when they suddenly asked me to give a speech in front of all those people! I was so honored. I'm not exactly sure what I said, but Fiona assures me I didn't say anything stupid.