From the diary of Shahla Nygaard – 29/1/12 – Manase, Savaii, Samoa
I am sitting in a chair on the front porch of a beach fale made of wood and closed in by mats of woven coconut leaves. On the small table in front of me there is a bottle of Lima Lima – a spirited paoa blend of 55% that tastes intensely of pineapple and coconut, a handfan and the monocular. One of my shirts, that I use for snorkelling without sunscreen, and my snorkel are (more…)
If you look down, way down and then you look under that, you get to the land down under and that’s where this story begins. And this isn’t just any story. It’s the story of a select group brought together to achieve the extraordinary. And it just so happens that in this instant they are brought very closely together.
“Hey Shahla, where are we?”
“I don’t know, I don’t recognize this place.”
“Hey look! There’s someone coming towards us."
“Let’s talk to him"
“Who are you?”
“I’m the storyteller.”
“Where are we?”
“You’re in Storyland and this is your story.
