Keep It Simple

Nakanacagi Village - Vanua Levu, Fiji

Kava ceremony with the Nakanacagi Village.

Marika Votomosi (third from the left) is the leader of the Nakanacagi village.  He is also the person who taught me how to tie a sulu.  

I was struggling to get my sulu "right" prior to attending a kava ceremony.  I must have looked pretty pathetic.  

Soon, a stranger approached, grabbed the ends of the fabric, and immediately tied a knot.  With a smile he added, "keep it simple".


That stranger turned out to be the leader of the village as well as region.  I spent the evening at his side sipping kava and sharing stories and time.

From then on, I noticed that most of the other sulus I saw  while in Fiji were folded over and held tight similar to how you might wrap a towel around your waist.  That is not the Marika Votomosi way.  

"keep it simple"