I lived in Kiribati for two years and was able to speak the language fluently. While the living conditions are not great, the people are some of the nicest most generous people in the world! Watching your video makes me want to go back! They also have the dumbest chickens...
Most pacific islands have so much care for people - especially strangers. We take care of strangers to show how our ancestors have taught us and we still continue to show our hospitality.
My husband is from Kiribati. We have family that still lives in Tarawa, Kiribati. Makes me miss the island. Also makes you appreciate what we have in America.
Hi Jordy and Chloe, nice to watch your memory video and sharing the same "family" together. I didn't get to pick yous up and we never get to see each other again before you left. We got stranded for another 2 weeks and luckily came back on a charter flight from the airline before the coronavirus thingy. I never went back to where we first stayed as I got sick most of our trip.It started the same day I left you at the bus stop. Anyway, nice to meet you there and grateful to my lovely family who we met at our arrival. Greetings to you and hope to see your next video with your kids in :) God bless!
Akineti Moataake we were hoping you would find this video and comment! We never had a chance to say bye and thank you guys. I’m so sorry you got sick, but glad you made it out and back home safely 💜
9:05 Buia - Hi I am Buian Te Iango meaning (Local Hut of Imaginations and Creations) and Yeah In Kiribati, kind is everyone's business. It is our daily must (Kind), we usually borrow our neighbor's light when we're about to cook, or broom when we broke ours. That is Kiribati.
@@jasonnorth6056 yeah I forgot the part that we are 3rd or 2nd in domestic violence throughout the globe 🤦🏽♂️... about the Australian wife...her husband is half I-Kiribati and that is not how we treat foreigners...he has the insane personality or some mental health issues...just for that first case and you try to bring us down...in conclusion there's more goods than the bads in Kiribati. Peace Love Laugh 💪🏾
I am from the pacific island and I wanna sure you guys that traveling to the Pacific island especially to those outer isolated island of Micronesia there's zero crime there. Most of our people are christianity. very respectful and very humbleness. The only thing that you need to be aware of is the mosquito, so of course bring mosquito lotion to help you.And also pls respect the people and don't make fun of the way people live.
Hi there i just saw on a video that you are from Kiribati and I would like to ask if you could help. I am a postcard collector. Until now, I only need about 10 countries and I will have a postcard from every country on earth. If you know someone from Kiribati, who could send me one, I would glaldy pay 10€. Is this possible?
Yes I was a peace corp volunteer there and was not surprised that you can show up anywhere and someone will ask you for tea and want you to stay with them. I-Kiribati hospitality is golden. You really need a mosquito net tough. How can you be traveling in the tropics and not know that??
My daughter was in Peace Corps Kiribati. I spent timewith her on Butaritari Island. SHe likened her home to "basically kiving outside as most I-Kiribati do. You nave just shown us the wonderful Tarawa! As you learned = in Kiribati No one witll ever be shelterless. There are no homeless in Kiribati. I would return to Kiribati is a heartbeat. I am so dismayed that the Chinese are now present in Kiribati. I do not feel that will bodw well for the I-Kiribati. You are full fledged I-Matang now.
Amazing! Love it that you went with the locals. I did that in Malawi so many times. It is the most amazing thing in the world :) Big hugs from the 3 of us!
This is amazing! Love your channel. I just started looking into Kiribati and this was the first video I watched. Reminds me a little of staying in rural Cameroon about a decade ago but damn I feel your pain with that heat and lack of mosquito nets! I would have bitched much more than you are here, haha, very respectful video. ( :
Thanks for the comment! It’s hard sometimes to share our true feelings without sounding like complaining. We loved this island it was a crazy experience
I saw you two taking video of those kids jumping, my kid standing and watching. Lucky of you, it is Kiribati. That's what we are and hope will always be.
Gordon Muller no surprise there cos you are the immigration officer...u meet the arrivals most of d time and sometimes get a big bonus duty free..ahah takecare bro
Great video, and thanks. Kiribati is one of my must see dream locations. So...if you guys are going to travel like that, maybe you should consider carrying some ultra-basic, ultra-light camping gear. Two-man ultra-light tent...a couple of therma rests... inflatable pillows... emergency reflective blankets...water purification...all of this would be light, small, and in such a situation as you experienced, you could just sleep out side (more comfortably).
If your a westerner & get stranded on islands in the Pacific especially on islands that still holds on to our true Pacific ways like Kiribati u should not panic or fret anything. Just simply walk down the village road & the whole village will greet u. I am a Pacific islander & from where i come from we welcome every & any visitors. We will humbly greet u & take u in. & yes we will take our own stuffs & give u to use. & about the i owe u thing. Yes we do that on every islands. Is a way to make sure no individual goes hungry or watever it may be. If u need something u must have it. In other words “no” is never an answer here in our islands.
I've just seen this clip and it's very interesting that you guys were able to travel and face whatever it is out there.. Next time you in Kiribati, let me know so I can show more of the island. Love your vlog.
Wait are you from Kiribati and also an army?! Is bts famous there? OMG I'm shocked. Sorry I'm half Kiribati but never came back to there so I was wondering if bts also made it there
b2st__paradise Hiiiiii my fellow Army❗️❗️Yes I am from Kiribati and and I AM AN ARMY❗️❗️ BTS is not famous in Kiribati because I’m guessing not many of us Islanders who actually live in the Island are able to watch kpop due to the lack of technology lol but there might be some people who watches them I’m sure 🥰 I am from kiribati but I live in NZ now and because I love korea from the very beginning even before moving to NZ we watches a lot of Kdrama in the Island with the CD started with Jumong and thats how I got into Kpop and become a true Army haha But what is your name❓do you live in Korea❓wow Half kiribati half korean❓😍
A great video, but is that it? Didnt you explore the lagoon and palm islands (motu) surrounding the lagoon? You know, some of the most stunning tropical islands are found in Kiribati.
@@CountingCountries wait untill covid 19 is over we are in level 3 but it is getting better but the people that died elderly in the south and north but it upto you because of the coronavirus most of the people in Auckland isolated we are trying our best to cover and listing to pm and following rules as much as possible even for the airport lockdown I hope your doing okay you and your campanion anyway stay bless
At 11:35; I used to be a retailer at a village store. They’d IOU’d stuff like canned fish, sugar, rice, salt, lamp, but I hate it when they come for cigarettes and beers cos I know it’s not a necessity...smh
God bless you guys you guys went before me I never been there God bless you guys be safe and have fun God bless until come back home Kiribati is so good friend and family s Amen
Mosquitoes in the pacific?? on a remote island? Did not expect that. I was once in Grenada in the Caribbean, and in the Philippines. In both places, i didn't get a SINGLE mosquito bite. And they're both very tropical countries. In the Gambia in Africa however, there were a LOT of mosquitos. Especially for the dry season... So I assumed that it's because the Gambia has lots of mainland around it and Grenada and Philippines are Islands with moving seas around it. Apparently, even if theres nothing but moving sea around a remote island, like Kiribati, there STILL are mosquitoes... I wonder why. Maybe because the waters in side the Atoll are quite stationary?
From what I read it was a by product of swamp taro (babai) cultivation which was the traditional form of agriculture there, the resulting freshwater lenses dug up for swamp taro becoming stagnant over generations of constant cultivation, when I was there I saw dragonflies easily the size of rats lol.
Yall should visit the Marshall's aka The Marshall Islands 🇲🇭. And Pohnpei or 4 stars cuz its part of 3 other Islands major neighbors atolls bt they have different culture n language bt its one country bt n have 4 atolls or the 4 states if you knw wht I'm tryna referred it to. Thts why its called 4 stars. Pohnpei its part of Federate states of Micronesia 🇫🇲. n good ting yall visit the Gilbert's Islands aka The Kiribats 🇰🇮. Yea the Islands got to much mosquitoes so nxts time carry n mosquitoes spray. MarsScotBritKiriPohn 🇲🇭🏴🇬🇧🇰🇮🇫🇲 🤙
If I were them I would have charged you guys a fee or something. If the family were stranded at an airport in America and they asked u two if they could stay over at ya'll place, you guys woulda said no.
Nice experience but not any mention of climate change effect. These people are losing their homes in a few decades and still happy to share what they have.
Their mosquito bites really r awful!! Peppermint oil perfect! Stops itch (& may stop bites?). All things r held incommon (community) & they laugh at what we cry about.
Going to place with friendly poor people? How intrepid of you......... So sometimes before you've gone somewhere and NOT had wifi and hotel, unimaginable on a trip to every country there is 😂😂😂😂😂
Laws of attraction - You worried so much about not having a place to stay you focused your energy on the negative which in turn attracted more negative energies. If you want to do something, do it with positivity and with good intentions and let it go, let the Universe take caalways works out well that way.
I lived in Kiribati for two years and was able to speak the language fluently. While the living conditions are not great, the people are some of the nicest most generous people in the world! Watching your video makes me want to go back! They also have the dumbest chickens...
Devan Davis omg! I love your “dumbest chicken” comment! I’m a kiribati citizen myself and I couldn’t agree more! 😂
This is so true. The people are absolutely amazing. So kind and would give you the shirt off their back
@@jhooopesundercut6068 The chickens really are so stupid!!
Let me guess, Mormon mission? 2 years, and language training.... sounds like LDS
Lol@dumbest 🐔
Most pacific islands have so much care for people - especially strangers. We take care of strangers to show how our ancestors have taught us and we still continue to show our hospitality.
yet robert quadina murdered australian sarah moses and her 3 yr old boy and walks freely amongst you. no justice
Much love!!!! ♥️ ♥️
My husband is from Kiribati. We have family that still lives in Tarawa, Kiribati. Makes me miss the island. Also makes you appreciate what we have in America.
are u the ones that from marakei island ?
Pair of bludging scabs
@@YeEt-fj2gf Come again?
What a humbling experience, so glad you were taken in by such a kind family!
I know the woman who you stayed with! I’ll be sure to send her the link to this video. Glad to see you were safe :)
Thank you very much for Kind words at the end of the video melt my heart
One of my favorite videoes from your channel. I was in Fiji last month and definitely can say Islander people are the most hospitable in the world
Hi Jordy and Chloe, nice to watch your memory video and sharing the same "family" together. I didn't get to pick yous up and we never get to see each other again before you left. We got stranded for another 2 weeks and luckily came back on a charter flight from the airline before the coronavirus thingy. I never went back to where we first stayed as I got sick most of our trip.It started the same day I left you at the bus stop. Anyway, nice to meet you there and grateful to my lovely family who we met at our arrival. Greetings to you and hope to see your next video with your kids in :) God bless!
Akineti Moataake we were hoping you would find this video and comment! We never had a chance to say bye and thank you guys. I’m so sorry you got sick, but glad you made it out and back home safely 💜
9:05 Buia - Hi I am Buian Te Iango meaning (Local Hut of Imaginations and Creations) and Yeah In Kiribati, kind is everyone's business. It is our daily must (Kind), we usually borrow our neighbor's light when we're about to cook, or broom when we broke ours. That is Kiribati.
unless one of you kill an australian by beating her to death. robert quadina murdered sarah moses and 3 yr old jack and got away with it.
@@jasonnorth6056 yeah I forgot the part that we are 3rd or 2nd in domestic violence throughout the globe 🤦🏽♂️... about the Australian wife...her husband is half I-Kiribati and that is not how we treat foreigners...he has the insane personality or some mental health issues...just for that first case and you try to bring us down...in conclusion there's more goods than the bads in Kiribati. Peace Love Laugh 💪🏾
I am from the pacific island and I wanna sure you guys that traveling to the Pacific island especially to those outer isolated island of Micronesia there's zero crime there. Most of our people are christianity. very respectful and very humbleness. The only thing that you need to be aware of is the mosquito, so of course bring mosquito lotion to help you.And also pls respect the people and don't make fun of the way people live.
Proud to be I-Kiribati thanks for visiting our islands guys.
Hi there i just saw on a video that you are from Kiribati and I would like to ask if you could help. I am a postcard collector. Until now, I only need about 10 countries and I will have a postcard from every country on earth. If you know someone from Kiribati, who could send me one, I would glaldy pay 10€. Is this possible?
Many thanks for providing these scenes from Bonriki!! Gives me such valuable insight into my daughter's current adventures. :)
Yes I was a peace corp volunteer there and was not surprised that you can show up anywhere and someone will ask you for tea and want you to stay with them. I-Kiribati hospitality is golden. You really need a mosquito net tough. How can you be traveling in the tropics and not know that??
Wow what a wonderful family for letting you in. Beautiful people
My daughter was in Peace Corps Kiribati. I spent timewith her on Butaritari Island. SHe likened her home to "basically kiving outside as most I-Kiribati do. You nave just shown us the wonderful Tarawa! As you learned = in Kiribati No one witll ever be shelterless. There are no homeless in Kiribati. I would return to Kiribati is a heartbeat. I am so dismayed that the Chinese are now present in Kiribati. I do not feel that will bodw well for the I-Kiribati. You are full fledged I-Matang now.
Great vid. The mosquito bites were karma, for stealing the kids bed.🤣🤣🤣
Love your vids, keep them coming
Amazing! Love it that you went with the locals. I did that in Malawi so many times. It is the most amazing thing in the world :) Big hugs from the 3 of us!
Thannk you so much!
This is amazing! Love your channel. I just started looking into Kiribati and this was the first video I watched. Reminds me a little of staying in rural Cameroon about a decade ago but damn I feel your pain with that heat and lack of mosquito nets! I would have bitched much more than you are here, haha, very respectful video. ( :
Thanks for the comment! It’s hard sometimes to share our true feelings without sounding like complaining. We loved this island it was a crazy experience
I saw you two taking video of those kids jumping, my kid standing and watching. Lucky of you, it is Kiribati. That's what we are and hope will always be.
I lived on Tarawa as a child. Great to see this. I miss Kiribati xx
Yes, my mums island. Havent been there, but I know have heard a lot a out it, kind people and beautiful island
Glad you had a great experience, I actually met you that night you arrived at the airport..
Gordon Muller hey! Thanks for watching! Great meeting you
Gordon Muller no surprise there cos you are the immigration officer...u meet the arrivals most of d time and sometimes get a big bonus duty free..ahah takecare bro
7:21 longest night in my entire life 😂😂...
7:43 our local alarm ❤️💕...
Proud to be I-Kiribati 💕❤️🇰🇮🌅...
Special thanks to tis kindness family...
Great video, and thanks. Kiribati is one of my must see dream locations.
So...if you guys are going to travel like that, maybe you should consider carrying some ultra-basic, ultra-light camping gear. Two-man ultra-light tent...a couple of therma rests... inflatable pillows... emergency reflective blankets...water purification...all of this would be light, small, and in such a situation as you experienced, you could just sleep out side (more comfortably).
No ..
If your a westerner & get stranded on islands in the Pacific especially on islands that still holds on to our true Pacific ways like Kiribati u should not panic or fret anything. Just simply walk down the village road & the whole village will greet u.
I am a Pacific islander & from where i come from we welcome every & any visitors. We will humbly greet u & take u in. & yes we will take our own stuffs & give u to use.
& about the i owe u thing. Yes we do that on every islands. Is a way to make sure no individual goes hungry or watever it may be. If u need something u must have it. In other words “no” is never an answer here in our islands.
What an amazingly unique experience!
I've just seen this clip and it's very interesting that you guys were able to travel and face whatever it is out there.. Next time you in Kiribati, let me know so I can show more of the island. Love your vlog.
Thank you so much!! We definitely will :)
Hi there Tione. I would just like to know if you have postcards in your shops for travellers? Kind regards:)
also can't wait to watch the kindness diaries!!!
Living Unconventionally it’s a great documentary you will love it!
Is there more of this Kiribati video?! Hahaha you guys are funny! I love the video I’m a citizen from there and you guys are awesome! 👏😍
You are awesome thank you for following along!
Wait are you from Kiribati and also an army?! Is bts famous there? OMG I'm shocked. Sorry I'm half Kiribati but never came back to there so I was wondering if bts also made it there
b2st__paradise Hiiiiii my fellow Army❗️❗️Yes I am from Kiribati and and I AM AN ARMY❗️❗️ BTS is not famous in Kiribati because I’m guessing not many of us Islanders who actually live in the Island are able to watch kpop due to the lack of technology lol but there might be some people who watches them I’m sure 🥰
I am from kiribati but I live in NZ now and because I love korea from the very beginning even before moving to NZ we watches a lot of Kdrama in the Island with the CD started with Jumong and thats how I got into Kpop and become a true Army haha
But what is your name❓do you live in Korea❓wow Half kiribati half korean❓😍
@Kainana Anterea oh whereabout In NZ do you live? I memena ngai i wellington
lol
Kainana Anterea oh no I’m in wellington Porirua.. sadly haven’t heard of that place doe
Awwww hahahaha hard tha life back on the islands 🌴
Can be really tough out in the island 🏝️ but it's the KIRIBATI SPIRIT MOVES EVERYONE TO BE UNITED IN LOVE ❤️❤️❤️...
I lived in Brasil for 6 years,and we did the rainwater thing,yeah it happens!!!
Good thing about visiting the Pacific Islands is that Chloe can blend in with the local 😂
Wellll....I'm from kiribati too and that's me hwo was staring at you with my 2 brothers hahahaha😅
You have unique experiences with unique compliments...
Loved it❤❤
I miss my home kiribati 💓🇰🇮🇰🇮😘😘
Welcome to the islands. All you needed was to ask and the people will bring you in to their homes.
Yes it’s true!! Some of the kindest people in the world live in the islands
A great video, but is that it? Didnt you explore the lagoon and palm islands (motu) surrounding the lagoon? You know, some of the most stunning tropical islands are found in Kiribati.
Greetings from Singapura
I felt so pity over your predicament.
I could understand the pains and the difficulty both of you went
Welcome to our country anyway I am from New Zealand but I am a Kiribati person
Tekaai Tenamo thank you for the comment! We love New Zealand and can’t wait to come back
@@CountingCountries wait untill covid 19 is over we are in level 3 but it is getting better but the people that died elderly in the south and north but it upto you because of the coronavirus most of the people in Auckland isolated we are trying our best to cover and listing to pm and following rules as much as possible even for the airport lockdown I hope your doing okay you and your campanion anyway stay bless
@@CountingCountries and one more thing I thought you guys are from America as you mention from your video 😂
Hope you guys visit again kiribati 😘😘
At 11:35; I used to be a retailer at a village store. They’d IOU’d stuff like canned fish, sugar, rice, salt, lamp, but I hate it when they come for cigarettes and beers cos I know it’s not a necessity...smh
My daughter’s father is I-Kiribati and still lives there.
Chickens dont crow, roosters do!🤣🤣
Heyyyyy that my aunty over there. The lovely lady that u guys met at Bonriki Airport
Anna Tekaai she is the best!!
God bless you guys you guys went before me I never been there God bless you guys be safe and have fun God bless until come back home Kiribati is so good friend and family s Amen
Mosquitoes in the pacific?? on a remote island? Did not expect that.
I was once in Grenada in the Caribbean, and in the Philippines. In both places, i didn't get a SINGLE mosquito bite. And they're both very tropical countries.
In the Gambia in Africa however, there were a LOT of mosquitos. Especially for the dry season...
So I assumed that it's because the Gambia has lots of mainland around it and Grenada and Philippines are Islands with moving seas around it.
Apparently, even if theres nothing but moving sea around a remote island, like Kiribati, there STILL are mosquitoes... I wonder why. Maybe because the waters in side the Atoll are quite stationary?
From what I read it was a by product of swamp taro (babai) cultivation which was the traditional form of agriculture there, the resulting freshwater lenses dug up for swamp taro becoming stagnant over generations of constant cultivation, when I was there I saw dragonflies easily the size of rats lol.
You could have actually set a tent up inside that little chickie and you would have been proof from the mosquitos.
i like the country in oceania
11:34 got me laughing. I remember as I kid I go to a store and abuse that IOU. Got me “mamoi”. Cost my family 10 cents. Miss my home county 🇰🇮
I will go to Kiribati in the summer for a whole year. My stomach hurts if I think about it what can I do against it? 😮💨😅
I'm from Spain with an I-Kiribati mother, I think she's the only I-Kiribati in Spain. I can tell you weird lol
Kiribati the best......
Come to Pohnpei.FSM.....chck our ancient ruin of nan madol...
Christenson Henry we planned to be there right now! But corona had other plans
My mother has given my bed and everything else she could get her hands on just to give on other people, even if they had more then us 😅
Yall should visit the Marshall's aka The Marshall Islands 🇲🇭.
And Pohnpei or 4 stars cuz its part of 3 other Islands major neighbors atolls bt they have different culture n language bt its one country bt n have 4 atolls or the 4 states if you knw wht I'm tryna referred it to. Thts why its called 4 stars. Pohnpei its part of Federate states of Micronesia 🇫🇲. n good ting yall visit the Gilbert's Islands aka The Kiribats 🇰🇮.
Yea the Islands got to much mosquitoes so nxts time carry n mosquitoes spray.
MarsScotBritKiriPohn
🇲🇭🏴🇬🇧🇰🇮🇫🇲 🤙
I kid I kid...But seriously...
That's dinner tonight.
How's kirabati from now ?
Kayak?
How do you do your voice overs?
Living Unconventionally just audio recording on our phone underneath a blanket 🤣
@@CountingCountries lol !!
You been to so many countries! May I know which is your most favourite country that you visited? 😉
Nice video you should come visit jamaica.
Flamez TV we will as soon as we can! We love Jamaica
If I were them I would have charged you guys a fee or something. If the family were stranded at an airport in America and they asked u two if they could stay over at ya'll place, you guys woulda said no.
amazing island
AB C yes it is an amazing island 😊
Dommage que ce n'est pas en français.
You were in Solomon islands but not in New Caledonia archipelago, it is also a pity !!!
Family plane?
Only if u guys knew my uncle Nic he hooks it up with AC and a trailer and my aunt the mayor of Betio
Alout haha dang would have been awesome!! Next time
Antai am auntie?
Hey why not come to the Marshall Islands? A Beautiful country like Kiribati too. close neighbor to kiribati. Nice Video!
Sladen Jieta we planned to last week, but the government shit down all travel. We will come back again soon!
@@CountingCountries i know, too bad. Anyways be safe and looking forward
for more videos.
Sladen Jieta thank you!
Cars?
Did you know that the inhabitants of this island are the sons of the Pharaohs, Hanakhmun, who was a contemporary of Moses
Where did you get your info?
Nice experience but not any mention of climate change effect. These people are losing their homes in a few decades and still happy to share what they have.
Nginep nek?
Their mosquito bites really r awful!! Peppermint oil perfect! Stops itch (& may stop bites?). All things r held incommon (community) & they laugh at what we cry about.
Breakfast?
A little money and engineering could save the island and improve the quality of living.
that island almost disappears sea water.
I’m from here
Why why why..do you look so much like Ashton Kutcher, is that your Brother?
He is my brother 😉
Going to place with friendly poor people? How intrepid of you......... So sometimes before you've gone somewhere and NOT had wifi and hotel, unimaginable on a trip to every country there is 😂😂😂😂😂
Ha, !,,,,!,,,,,,!,, you want to BOOK???????? CMOn.cmon
viet nam
🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳 Vietnam videos this week :)
Laws of attraction - You worried so much about not having a place to stay you focused your energy on the negative which in turn attracted more negative energies. If you want to do something, do it with positivity and with good intentions and let it go, let the Universe take caalways works out well that way.