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You are looking at a perfectly ordinary twilight – perfectly ordinary by Raja Ampat standards, at least.
Both photos were taken within a few seconds of each other, several hours after our visit to Aduwey; eventually, a series of multi-image posts will show what happened in its classroom.
Leave a CommentVisiting “westerners” are likely to experience a complex series of emotions and hunches whenever they first set foot in a “third world” school.
I and my beloved are “old hands” in this respect, having previously visited “Christian”, “Hindu”, “Muslim” and “secular” schools in various, “remote” parts of Africa, Asia and Madagascar.
Nonetheless, our visit to Aduwey village’s school proved very surprising, inspiring…and slightly disturbing.
(as future, multi-image posts will eventually explain/illustrate)
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As we walked from the jetty to the school in Aduwey village, it was easy to see that most inhabitants were not materially wealthy.
It was also readily apparent that they had self-respect, they enjoyed each other’s company, meticulously maintained their houses and paths, and fully appreciated the natural beauty of their particular part of the world.
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At 8.45 am on 09 October, we climbed onto the jetty at Aduwey – a village on Misool Island.
You are looking at a tiny piece of soft coral – severed, probably accidentally.
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I took this post’s photo 8.07 am on 09 0ctober 2024, as we were preparing to head to the pictured shore – that of Misool Island, one of Raja Ampat’s four “main” islands.
The other 1500+ islands, islets and atolls are all much smaller; most are rainforest-clad.
The waters around them are currently “our” planet’s’ most species-rich; their clarity is oft-astonishing.
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