Kiribati

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Kiribati  

One of the Pacific Island groups

 

traditional life

 

 

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The Island of Tarawa today

 

important ministry
(since they ran out of landing forms at the airport
had to go here to pick up my passport)

 

Marine Training Center
(job creator for the island)

 

Kiribati flag at the center

 

electric utility

 

souvenir shirts

 

airport

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Traditional life

 

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Dwelling

 

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Family Compound

 

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Coral shoreline

 

meeting house

More Photos of Kiribati traditional life

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Around the Tarawa Atoll

 

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Map used to guide trips on

 

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the "bus"

 

a church

 

its interior

 

fish market

 

market

 

second hand and service

 

Catholic church

 

Latter Day Saints

 

 

LDS high school

 

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the hotel

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The country's leaders were gathered for a
Constitutional Convention at the Otintaai Hotel
during my visit.

 

a dignitary

 

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Remnants of the battle of TARAWA early in WWII.

traditional life

Photos of Jane Resture

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Other Pacific Islands

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In the Pacific are many islands with very diverse peoples and cultures.
  Many have been largely untouched by Western civilization.
  To visit these is a unique experience.

 

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Fiji

 

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Guam

 

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Hawaiian Islandsds

 

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Kiribati

 

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Marquesas

 

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Midway Atoll

 

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Nauru

 

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New Caledonia

 

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New Zealand

 

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Norfolk Island

 

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Palau

 

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Papua New Guinea

 

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Pohnpei

 

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Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

 

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Saipan

 

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Samoa

 

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Tahiti

 

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Tinian

 

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Tonga

 

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Truk

 

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Solomon Islands

 

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Trobriand Islands

 

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Vanuatu

 

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Yap

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Indonesia

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The Indonesian Island of Bali

 

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Flores

 

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Irian Jaya

 

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The Indonesian Island of Java

 

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The Indonesian Island of Komodo

 

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The Indonesian Islands of MOLUKA

 

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The Indonesian Island of Selayar

 

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The Indonesian Island of Sulawesi

 

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The Indonesian Island of Sumatra

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