Just like the wet season rains, feeling fiu is considered a normal part of the life cycle and it is understood it will pass eventually.'Īnd the second? 'What made me leave Australia in my mid twenties was a desire to be pulled out of my comfort zone, exposed to something exciting and new. Importantly, instead of denying it or maintaining appearances, Polynesians allow themselves to succumb to it. A local psychiatrist who studies the condition likened it to depression. The expression refers to a state of mind that might account for a for a decision to spend the day in bed or to walk out on a husband or wife or simply disappear for a while, perhaps to an outer island to stay with relatives. What had caused Nelly to feel this way she didn't say: there could be one reaon or many or none easily identifiable. She was fed up / over it / over everything. Pronounced 'phew', everyone on these islands knew exactly what it means. 'J'etait fiu': the last word, 'fiu', was Tahitian. This first, from Tahitian life, because I have never heard this feeling of emotional flatness described in this way: Just finished, and loved the final notes, but wanted to capture these two descriptions. The descriptions of the local area, the swimming, the interactions, the challenges with shared aspirations that are not coming to fruition - all are treated beautifully. Lovely book - a gentle journey to a new country, a new life, and attempts to realise a dream of the couple (which I won't give away).
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