Digressions of a Fijian

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Conversations with Fijian blogger Isabella Naiduki who is currently living in the UK with her husband and 3 children. In this podcast she shares their experience as a Fijian family living so far away from their idyllic island home.

Isabella Naiduki


    • Mar 13, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 27m AVG DURATION
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    Ratu Sukuna: Soldier, Statesman, Man of Two Worlds by Deryck Scarr - Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 25:59


    Ratu Sukuna was one of Fiji's most prominent leaders, not only was he a politician, he was also a Fijian chief, decorated war hero and a great man who did so much for our country. Read along for Chapter 2 of his biography that was written by Dr Deryck Scarr and published for the Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Biography Committee.   Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the written content of this publication and this podcast episode is produced for the sole purpose of educational use under the Fair Use Copyright (fair dealing) as seen and understood in the  British copyright law, governed by Sections 29 and 30 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.   Music used in this podcast is Elf Meditation Preview by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5728-elf-meditation-preview License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Ratu Sukuna: Soldier, Statesman, Man of Two Worlds by Deryck Scarr - Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 30:12


    Ratu Sukuna was one of Fiji's most prominent leaders, not only was he a politician, he was also a Fijian chief, decorated war hero and a great man who did so much for our country. Read along for Chapter 1 of his biography that was written by Deryck Scarr and published for the Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Biography Committee.   Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the written content of this publication and this podcast episode is produced for the sole purpose of educational use under the Fair Use Copyright (fair dealing) as seen and understood in the  British copyright law, governed by Sections 29 and 30 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.   Music used in this podcast is Elf Meditation Preview by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5728-elf-meditation-preview License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Awakening The Ancestors Within

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 18:02


    In order to know where we are going we need to know where we come from. Choosing to speak about who I am in my creative writing using the prose style of our serekali.Music for this podcast is from:https://filmmusic.io "Relaxing Piano Music" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    Forgotten Voices

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 21:58


    In this episode, host Isabella Naiduki shares about her grandfather's influence with her love for creative writing. She speaks about forgetting his voice and that of her mother's and the memories that come with trying to remember their voices. Isabella also shares a spoken word piece called Dark Thoughts that she wrote when she lost her mother and how she used creative writing to help with peeling away the layers of grief that came with the loss.Music for this podcast is from:https://filmmusic.io "Relaxing Piano Music" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) & Birds in Kalopa State Park by Tom Benedict 

    Translating Faith Into Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2019 33:41


    In this episode, host Isabella Naiduki talks with Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro, Director Operations for Credo Global, a UK based Think-Tank which is part of a UK charity, New Sight International. We hear how Salanieta shares about her faith and also her professional & personal journey that has led her to where she is today.(Music from https://filmmusic.io "Perspectives" & "Wholesome" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 

    How Valuable Is Talanoa?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 21:39


    In this episode, host Isabella Naiduki speaks about the value and importance of using the method of Talanoa as a reasearch tool in academic writing. At the end of the podcast there is a poem written and recited by Fijian poet & activist Peter Sipeli, titled - Talanoa. (Sounds used in this podcasts are - Birds in Kalopa State Park by Tom Benedict & Storm by David Juradoh, all made possible by the website freesounds.org)

    Digressions Of A Fijian - Internet Usage For Our Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 35:20


    In this episode Isabella and Nev discuss their parenting experience with regards to their children's access to technology and also social media. 

    Digressions Of A Fijian - Fijian Language With Our Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 32:29


    In today's episode Isabella chats about the importance of the Fijian vernacular and also shares her experience as a parent trying to navigate through the difficulties of preserving the language with her own children whilst living abroad, she is joined by her 15yo daughter who shares her experiences also

    Digressions Of A Fijian - Teaching Our Children Financial Maturity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019


    In this episode Isabella & Nev chat about money and how their different upbringings in Fiji has shaped their spending & saving habits as adults and also parents now living in the UK.

    Digressions Of A Fijian - Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019


    An introduction to my podcast channel where I share the reason behind starting my blog & podcast and also chat to my husband about his army life experience.

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