Only A Suggestion..
We occasionally get feedback that students wish they had taken small gifts and items with them to the village. You are not expected to bring anything and the families and kids certainly won’t expect any gifts from you. However, just in case you wanted to bring any items, we thought we would include some recommendations:
Great Example Gifts For Your Fijian Family
- Biscuits
- Flavoured Tea
- Sports Kit
- Playing Cards
- Games – travel games/ Uno / Top Trumps etc..
- Sweets
- Flags
- Novel Gifts from your home country i.e union jack tea towel (Fijian’s love items that have relevance to you and your home)
Great Example Gifts For Children
- Balloons
- Bubbles
- Wristbands
- Face-paint
- Pencils / Crayons
- Bouncy Balls
- Shiny Stickers
Top Tip From Past Participants.. Bring Photos!
“My biggest tip would be to take a small pack of printed photos or a little travel photo album with you”
“Bringing printed photos of your family and life at home is a great conversation starter”