The long road to Cullaville

School kids in Bairiki

Roots of mangrove trees exposed at low tide

Outrigger canoe to the other side of Tarawa atoll

Singing women in a truck that took me and my broken bike back

The catamaran that took me to Abaiang

Church with roof made of pandanus leaves

South point of Abaiang atoll

Maneaba, a community hall

House on stils at Abaiang atoll

Small settlement on Abaiang atoll

Girls and women at the dance party in Koinawa

House built over the water

Navala in Fiji, where I celebrated my birthday

View over Nauru with the runway and refugee camp on the right

Nauru, one of the smallest nations on earth

Ruins of building that once housed workers in Nauru

The entrance of the refugee camp in Nauru

The landscape of Nauru after the phosphate mining has destroyed its vegetation

Old Japanese war machine on Topside, Nauru

Sunrise over the coral rocks at Nauru

Close-up of a frigate bird in Nauru

View over a lake in the north of Nauru

Once a tropical island, Nauru now is barren

Traditional dancer on Tarawa atoll

Kids with coconuts on Abaiang atoll

Man who gave me the protection of Nei Arauri

Ann, who took me to secret places in Nauru