Moving from my smelly central city lifestyle to the forests of PNG, wow what a contrast. This experience helped put things into perspective. It contrasted self gain, image, greed and consumption with a lifestyle of collective actions and sustainable living.

I am determined to never loose touch with you and my friends of the Catfish clan. Driving through my country, looking at the snow-peaked mountains and the beauty of it all was a reminder of how my country needs me here and how much I love my country, but still my heart aches for PNG.

Maybe over time this feeling will ease but please know this ... the volunteers from the Global Forest Rescue Station are committed to staying by your side and supporting you and your people, if not physically, in mind, in spirit and with our influential networks abroad.

Kia Kaha, be strong, and I'm looking forward to our Camp Kewe reunion in the future. This was only the beginning of a wonderful journey towards empowering the people of the Kuni Tribe. I am so grateful to be a part of it. Thankyou, Sep.

And thankyou to the foresters for your patience with us city folk, who felt totally useless in your environment. I think of your big smiles often, all the laughs we had and I will see you in your homelands one day too.

Peace, love and laughter,

-- Tia Tia Tia Tia