Village Life

Living in a Rural Fijian Community

During your Think Pacific project, it is absolutely essential that you are prepared for the living in a rural location in Fiji, coming to terms with the reality of what to expect and how to be as culturally aware and respectful as you can be! In the topics below, we give you a practical guidebook into what it will be like to join a traditional village, how to properly observe Fijian customs and what to expect on a typical day within the community… 

Plenty more information on Fijian culture can be found in the ‘Global Skills’ culture module, but you can treat the following as a ‘handbook’ of the basics!