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How to Appreciate Polynesia's Culture

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Transport yourself to the lush isles of Polynesia via the incredibly rich cultures of the region.

From Quick Guide: Retreat to the South Pacific
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • CD Players
  • VCR Tapes
  • VCRs
  • CDs
  • Airline Tickets To The South Pacific
  1. Step 1

    Pick up Paul Gauguin's memoir of his years in Tahiti, "Noa Noa: The Tahitian Journal."

  2. Step 2

    Travel with Laurie Gough through Fiji, among other places, in her book, "Kite Strings of the Southern Cross."

  3. Step 3

    Find out why James A. Michener won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for his epic, "Tales of the South Pacific."

  4. Step 4

    Read Robert Louis Stevenson's wonderful collection of stories, "South Sea Tales."

  5. Step 5

    Follow Harvard-educated anthropologist and psychologist Richard Katz as he discovers indigenous healing and spirituality in "The Straight Path of the Spirit: Ancestral Wisdom and Healing Traditions in Fiji."

  6. Step 6

    Zoom in on the many diverse cultures of the Pacific in Ben R. Finney's "Voyage of Rediscovery: A Cultural Odyssey Through Polynesia."

  7. Step 7

    Listen to David Fanshawe's fascinating collection of recordings from the Pacific, "Spirit of Polynesia."

  8. Step 8

    Find religion listening to the incredible sounds of the Tahitian Choir in its collections, "Rapa Iti" and "Rapa Iti, Volume II."

  9. Step 9

    Sway to the sounds of the ocean and Te Vaka's mellow, modern Polynesian rock on "Original Contemporary Pacific Music."

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