My special place report.

TONGA

When I was growing up as a kid, every holiday my family and I would go to Tonga. We’d go to Tonga and meet my cousin’s there. We’d always leave early and enjoy a great time on the plane. We saw a lot of tourists on the plane. Tonga had nice oceans, lots of people who clean and awesome food!

Once we arrived at Tonga you could feel the heat coming, so since there’s a nice big ocean we decided to go for a swim. In my opinion Tonga’s beach was the nicest beach I’ve ever swimmed in. I loved swimming there and leaping off the wharf. I especially loved swimming with my cousin’s and siblings because they were so funny and fun. We’d only stay there for about two hours or else we would get sick.

Some weekends and weekdays we we would go cruise around town. In Tonga cleaning is a habit for every woman/mother in Tonga, Mum’s do the cleaning and Dad’s do the cooking. Every house we saw there would be at least one mum cleaning outside their house with a broom. My auntie would always sweep or mop. If we messed up we would get a smack.

Every night we wouldn’t go sleep starving, my uncle always made dinner. He made casava, soup and sometimes a dish called Lou. Before dinner we always pray and say thank you after we eat. If there’s a special occasion we occasionally roast a pig but sometimes horse. When we roast it we start a fire, get a really long stick.

When I was a kid I loved staying in Tonga, to me it was better than New Zealand. I loved swimming, eating and cleaning with my aunties and uncles. I wish I could go visit them now and hopefully stay in Tonga. In the future I’ll most likely go to Tonga if I have children or not, just for the fun of it.