If there was anything from the experience I remembered the fond memories I have of making the first plane ride from the school airstrip to Wewak over Muschu Island. It was the beginning of many flights I would make in later years as I grew up and flew across seas and continents to places I have never thought I would visit. The plane was a one engine propelled plane that was operated by the Catholic Church in Wewak. Unexpected things do happen sometimes in my life. On 14 th January 2019 I got on a dinghy with Thorsten Trimmpop and Michael, my friends from the USA heading out of Wewak town. We were heading into the open sea with the wind and sea picking up the wind and waves that saw out ride to Kairiru Island a bit rough. I was used to rough seas, but not my two friends. The trip to the Island was supposed to be about 30 minutes, but I swear it could have been more than that. Not until we came around the Muschu Island made headed into the canal separating Muschu and Kairiru ...
Chronicles the stories of education, books, writing, and reading in the life of Steven Edmund Winduo, PNG writer extraordinaire, literacy advocate, social literary activist, literary scholar, & teacher. Fern Ridge is a translation of Safla Rama, where home is for SEW.