"This is a reminiscence of life as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the Fiji Islands, South Pacific, in 1968-69. These sketches describe the experiences, difficulties, and rewards of earning one's living in a foreign culture where one must learn to speak the language, follow the customs, and adopt the lifestyle of the local people in order to survive. The text relates the adventures of three young Americans, fresh out of college and filled with youthful idealism, and how they came to be in a remote area of an island called Vanua Levu, the 'Big Land,' in Fiji... "--Back cover.