I tried local people to stay at Fiji which ranked 1st in the world happiness ranking and experienced people's lives

Fiji, which won first place in the 2018 edition of the World Happiness Research conducted annually , is said to be a happy developed country that has won the first place three times in the last four years. Fiji 's GDP is never as high as 151 in the world, but in the world happiness survey conducted by Gallup International based on people' s subjectivity, it is the top of Dantotsu, so what is the secret? I spent the day in.

After leaving the southern country beach resort "Bamboo Backpackers" to stay at 1000 yen, we will take a bus from Nadi, a sightseeing spot to Lautoka , the second city in Fiji. This is the bus station.

There were also windows without windows on the bus to Lautoka ......

This bus is like this, with a window type.

To use the Fiji bus you need an IC card. Chargeable IC cards can be purchased on the city's Vodafone, as well as two Fiji dollars and five Fiji dollar's expired IC cards are on sale.

Although it seems that the timing of hitting the IC card to the reader is basically at the time of getting in, when the driver is absent on getting on the ride it was told to passengers "You should read when getting off!"

The seat is like this. There is no seatbelt.

Even though the bus door is running, it is basically left open. Where the music of Norinori took place all the while at the driver's preference is a big difference with the Japanese bus.

You can also see the inside of the bus from the following movies.

Fiji's long-distance buses take on the taste of music - YouTube


A long rope extends from the front to the rear at both ends of the ceiling of the bus. At the tip of the rope is attached a thing like a bell of a bicycle, making it possible to make it well while analogue that pulling a rope sounds a bell. However, since only the person on the window side can ring the bell, when you sit on the window side you will be automatically appointed as a bell ringing staff.

You can see the inside of the bus by moving around the following 360 degree image.

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As the bus routed through the school road, children ride and the population density has steadily got higher.

Arrived in Lautoka in about an hour.

Around the bus station was like this, stalls were lined up, and children returning to school were eating snacks and drinking juice.

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There are shops selling orange juice-like liquids.

People in Fiji are insanely friendly, so if you set up your camera, regardless of your age or sex, mostly you decide to pose and smile your face.

After this, the woman in the back will be asked to show the picture of the time when the girl in front goes to the cooking class with "Look at my child's picture!"

When I moved about 10 minutes further by car from Lautoka bus station, on a small hill ......

There was a house to let me stay. This time I will stay overnight at the woman's house called Catherine via Airbnb . The price was around 3600 yen per night, including cleaning fee and Airbnb service charge.

A light blue roof, a yellow wall, a colorful house. The letter "BULA (Hello)" is listed above the open doorway door.

A wide porch in front of the building. In Fiji, drink "Cava" that drinks drinking and improving depression is drunk though it is not alcohol but in the evening it is said that a party will be held for drinking couples with neighbors at this pouch.

Living room is like this. In addition to Mr. Katherine, my daughter, my son, an international student, "There was a woman who stayed at the apartment for the first time and left home but I came back because I had time to move."

Fiji is a Christian with 64.7% of the population, and Christianity of Catherine's house. On the wall there was a poster written "GOD BLESS OUR HOME".

Container for making cava "Tanoa"

Enter the family's name. Many families seem to have such an original Tanoa.

And it is in the back of the aisle ...

There was a room to stay over.

The full view of the room can also be seen from the following 360 degree images.

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In the back of the room are bath towels, water, fans etc.

Mosquito coils on the floor.

The toilet outside the room is like this, it is a water washing type.

Shower room. There is no bathtub.

"Why do not you take a walk outside?" The sunset that you can see from the backyard is very beautiful, "he asked Katherine, so I will go outside. The surroundings of Katherine's house is like this. Basically the house is a flat shop.

The Fijian people are really friendly, so they are often spoken to when walking. The girl on the left of the three high school students tried to speak in Japanese, "The former curry was Japanese!"

At the sunset, go up the hill where you can see the sunset better.

Here is the church ......

Inside is like this.

When you are taking photos, you tell the boys "Do not enter inside!" Although the official language of Fiji is Fijian, it seems that school and the like are prohibited from using words other than English, and children who are going to school can generally speak English.

Children of various ages are playing in the plaza, but it was impressive that children of the same age did not solidify, and older children were playing with children under the age.

The national sport rugby is still popular, and boys were running around chasing the ball in the field.

Children were playing until the setting sun went down, but they disappeared at once when Fijian language broadcasts took place. I ran into cheerfully "I'm back tomorrow!" And then went home.

As I returned home, Katherine says "I'm serving rice" ......

Dinner time. The main of this day is vegetable and beef soup. There are many combinations of fast food, carbohydrates & meat for eating out, so vegetables can not be eaten so much, so vegetable soup is stained.

Rice is Basmati .

And at 9 o'clock in the evening, there was a party to drink Cava at the porch. It is said that it also serves as a charity for repairing the church.

What kind of drink is coffee? You can read from the following article.

Drinking while not drinking & mysterious drink "Cava" review to improve depression - GIGAZINE

Tanoa which was placed in the house is used.

Roti with curry is also prepared ... ...

I got it one thing. Roti with minced meat and potato curry is delicious enough to eat it even in Japan, but as you drink coffee, my tongue gets numb. I will not know exactly what it tastes in the end.

Even if I participated in the caba party suddenly, my uncle gently talked to me and I got the name of Fiji name because Japan's name is hard to call.

Drinking while not drinking & appearance when drinking "Cava" to improve depression - YouTube


At the time of 21 o'clock, it was a group of 4 to 5 people, but at 23 o'clock people are wonderful. There was a schedule of the next day so we went away at 23 o'clock, but on this day it seems that the Cava session continued until 4 am in the morning.

In the morning, I will have breakfast.

Breakfast is a huge scone that seems to be equivalent to four smaller scones in Japan. I will accompany you with tea.

I was told that "There is bread!" But it does not fit in truly. The frequency or amount of bread eating was quite likely.

By the way, in the morning, a strange boy was at home. The door of the entrance door is basically open, and people are entering more quickly even at the time of the Kava meeting, so many people enter and leave as much as possible in Japan, it is open.

The kitchen is like this.

It is being used! I understand well.

It was said that there was a hockey match of a son of a high school student on this day, and that Mr. Catherine made a box lunch for 30 teammates who had over 30 people.

The menu is Fijian style curry. It contains potatoes, lamb meat and vegetables.

I will serve as a donkey.

It looks delicious as you see it.

I was told that this lunch box lunch will be delivered by taxi to the match venue.

As a result, I spent the day at Lautoka's house, which is not a sightseeing spot, I felt that "the boundary with others is very gentle". Neighbors freely enter and leave from the door of the door openly, and they were easily touched when walking, they felt like hugs like old friends, I felt that the hurdle of "getting along with people" was low. Of course, Mr. Katherine, a housewife, said, "It is a very good thing to travel when you are young, because you get a boss at home and freedom is gone when you get married," and that country has that person in that country There are also inconvenience for that person. Meanwhile, I felt God through the behavior of the people of Fiji and felt a relaxing atmosphere that basically everyone cooperated even if there was a fight.