A trip to remote Tokelau

Returning back to tokelau , I noticed the changes happening
around the sea as well as what's happening above me. It was
always pouring so I’d spend most of my time lying down looking
at my study books ,wondering how proud my family would be of
me. But then I realised that if it’s bad out at sea then how bad
would it be on land, wondering if my family's ok. I easily get motion
sickness so with all the rocking on the boat, it didn’t help at all .
My favourite part on the trip was when it hit dusk, everyone would
receive a hot cup of Milo and it would always refresh me. As we
got closer to tokelau, I could see the small island from more than
10 yards away. As I observed the full island I look at all the changes
I’d have to adapt to since I was so used to living in a modern world
while I was studying. I noticed all the sea walls against houses and
palm trees as well as a crowd of people waving at us with joy. When
I got off the boat, I knew I was finally home.

Life In Tokelau - Perspectives

Life in Tokelau are hard for some people but as for Tolise and puka they've

gotten different perspectives in the way they live. Puka knows how to fish,

weaves baskets,build boats and traditional tokelau houses. He believes that if

he doesn't keep the old ways alive then how will people be able to live if they

can’t fish there own food, build boats and even construct houses.

Tolises life relates to what puka believes. When she returned back to tokelau

to take care of her family, her ways of living in New Zealand was way much

more different in tokelau.So she had to adapt to it quickly in able to take care

of her family. From tolise’s perspective she thought it was hard trying

to get into the old ways of how they live in tokelau as well as puka who tried

keeping the old ways alive so people know how to do this and that, so

everyone wouldn’t be in  a crisis of food or having no shelter.