Vanuatu calling America; hear the roar. A double disaster and then some, but there’s more than hope at stake.

Pango Public Beach. The calm after cyclone duo Judy and Kevin passed. 2023. Pic credit: Sarah James

Dear United States of America

It’s been almost three months since I started to call you my new home. I’m enthralled, amazed, and confused in equal measure each day at your kindness, craziness, and seemingly intractable politics.