Kiribati  

One of the Pacific Island groups

The Island of Tarawa today

important ministry
(since they ran out of landing forms at the airport
had to go here to pick up my passport)

Marine Training Center
(job creator for the island)

Kiribati flag at the center

electric utility

souvenir shirts

airport

Traditional life

Dwelling

Family Compound

Coral shoreline

meeting house

More Photos of Kiribati traditional life

Around the Tarawa Atoll

Map used to guide trips on

the "bus"

a church

its interior

fish market

market

second hand and service

Catholic church

Latter Day Saints

LDS high school

give way

the hotel

The country's leaders were gathered for a
Constitutional Convention at the Otintaai Hotel
during my visit.

a dignitary

Remnants of the battle of TARAWA early in WWII.

Photos of Jane Resture

Other Pacific Islands

In the Pacific are many islands with very diverse peoples and cultures.
  Many have been largely untouched by Western civilization.
  To visit these is a unique experience.