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Kiribati

Kiribati 04

I became fascinated with the local dancing shown in picture #1. Every day during Peace Corps training I would visit my teacher Kieaki and her husband Benataki for my lesson, which always ended with tea and doughnuts. This picture is my graduation, of sorts. On the last day, I was given my own grass skirt for my dance performance for the village that night. My pride was mixed with fear as Kieaki 'hemmed' my skirt with a sharp machete as I wore it! Photo by Meg Kinghorn