Native Life
From our resort, they offered a chance to go to an island that was not a resort,, but was where a lot of the indigenous islanders lived. It was very intersting and informative. At the resort, you barely got to speak to anyone who was an actual islander. I dont know if that was resort policy or not.To actually meet with people who lived there all year round and had done for generations was achance too good to miss.The houses were very practical and for the most part easil rebuilt incase of flood or storms, and as The Maldives are sometimes only centimetres above sea level, this is probably a good thing. They all seemed to be fishermen, which was not surprising.It is a Muslim country so it was had to talk to the women as a man.I had to be content to speak with the blokes. Most of them seemed to have a fair grasp of English If you can doo this during your vacation, it is well woth the...
