“In any direction you look,  Fiji’s natural beauty was stunning and this album reflects just some insight throughout our  time spent traveling.”

Alea Rouse, 2013 Fellow

“The majority the time we spent in Fiji we were mainly with the large group of Fellows, so our time spent traveling to and from the islands was when we were able to see the overwhelmingly beautiful scenery that varied from the outer ocean coasts to the breathtaking sight of inlands that consisted of scenic mountains and waterfalls. ” Alea Rouse

“When I first pictured Fiji in my mind, it was a touristy island full of resorts.” Yoonhee Ryder, 2013 Fellow

“The journey to Fiji was a long process that consisted of long flights, ferries, buses, and all of that followed by more boat rides.” Alea Rouse, 2013 Fellow, describes the commute from Birmingham AL to the site

“Our time in the city and our long boat and bus rides were the moments where we were able to observe Fijians candidly, by shopping and traveling along side them.” Alea Rouse

“You wake up at sunrise in your tent either from one of the best nights of sleep you have ever had in your life or from a night of broken sleep due to scurrying mongooses, yowling cats, coconut air raids and spiders.” Christel Carlisle, Field Trip Assistant

“We landed in Nadi after a long flight from Los Angeles. From there we took a bus to Suva, the capital of Viti Levu (Fiji), where we then stayed a few days to gather supplies for our journey to Nukubalavu.” Alea Rouse

“In any direction you look, Fiji’s natural beauty was stunning and this album reflects just some insight throughout our time spent traveling. ” Alea Rouse

“This busy and diverse city contrasted to our campsite in Vanua Levu.” Yoonhee

“The journey to Fiji was a long process that consisted of long flights, ferries, buses, and all of that followed by more boat rides.  We landed in Nadi after a long flight from Los Angeles. From there we took a bus to Suva, the capital of Viti Levu (Fiji), where we then stayed a few days to gather supplies for our journey to Nukubalavu.

The majority the time we spent in Fiji we were mainly with the large group of Fellows, so our time spent traveling to and from the islands was when we were able to see the overwhelmingly beautiful scenery that varied from the outer ocean coasts to the breathtaking sight of inlands that consisted of scenic mountains and waterfalls.

Our time in the city and our long boat and bus rides were the moments where we were able to observe Fijians candidly, by shopping and traveling along side them. In any direction you look,  Fiji’s natural beauty was stunning and this album reflects just some insight throughout our  time spent traveling.”

Alea Rouse. 2013 NSF-REU Fiji Fellow.