I come from Karkar Island in the beautiful Madang Province of Papua New Guinea. Being the youngest in the family of nine and growing up in the Island of Karkar, life in the village was simple yet tough.
At times, I helped my father to cut and sell Copra in order for him to pay for my older siblings school fees. When I was in grade 1, a tragic thing happened. My father passed away through illness. Despite this tragedy, I continued to fend for myself, cutting and selling copra, this time, to pay for my own education.
