>> male announcer: WELCOME TO TRAVELSCOPE, WITH JOSEPH ROSENDO, WHERE EACH WEEK, YOU JOIN US AS WE ACCEPT THE WORLD'S INVITATION TO VISIT.

>> Rosendo: TODAY ON TRAVELSCOPE, I'LL HAVE CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS IN AN ANCIENT WORLD WHEN I MEET THE HULI WIGMAN AND SEPIK RIVER TRIBES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

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>> Rosendo: THERE ARE FEW PLACES IN THE WORLD WHERE YOU CAN STEP BACK IN TIME.

JOIN US ON TRAVELSCOPE'S PAPUA NEW GUINEA ADVENTURE.

[tribal drum music] ♪ ♪ MY PAPUA NEW GUINEA JOURNEY TO ANOTHER WORLD BEGINS IN THE TARI HIGHLANDS.

[all singing in native language] ♪ ♪ WHOA.

DO THE PEOPLE ALWAYS COME OUT HERE TO GREET THE PLANE WHEN THE PLANE COMES?

SO THESE PEOPLE CAME BECAUSE OF THE FUNERAL THAT'S TAKING PLACE?

IS THAT WHY THEY'RE ALL HERE?

>> [singing in native language] ♪ ♪ >> Rosendo: THE ROAD TO THE AMBUA LODGE, MY HIGHLANDS ACCOMMODATION, INTRODUCES ME TO A PEOPLE AND A WAY OF LIFE SEPARATED MORE BY TIME THAN DISTANCE FROM THE WORLD I'VE LEFT BEHIND.

THESE OVERGROWN STEEP MUD WALLS ARE FOR PROTECTION AND FOR SEPARATION BETWEEN TWO SEPARATE CLANS.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 80 TO 90 DIFFERENT CLANS HERE IN THE TARI AREA ALONE, AND THERE IS STILL CLAN WARFARE.

IT STILL HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME.

THERE WILL BE DISAGREEMENTS.

AND WHAT WOULD THOSE DISAGREEMENTS BE?

THEY'D BE OVER LAND, A PIG, OR WOMAN-- IN THAT ORDER.

[children shrieking] THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.

I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE A DIP MYSELF.

THE SALTWATER CROCODILES ARE IN OTHER PLACES.

NOW, THIS IS YOUR VILLAGE, RIGHT?

>> THIS IS MY VILLAGE.

THIS VILLAGE CALLED TIGISBI, TIGISBI VILLAGE.

ABOUT 6,000-SOME-HUNDRED PEOPLE HERE.

>> Rosendo: HOW ABOUT THIS ROAD?

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN A ROAD IN ANY OF THE VILLAGES THAT LOOK LIKE THIS.

>> WELL, THIS ROAD BUILT BY THE PEOPLE FROM HERE.

>> Rosendo: HOW MANY PEOPLE WORKED TO MAKE THIS ROAD?

>> THERE WAS ABOUT 40 TO 50 PEOPLE WERE WORKING TOGETHER.

>> Rosendo: PART OF THE COMMUNITY HERE, I'M GETTING A SENSE OF, IS, EVERYBODY WORKS TOGETHER.

THEY HELP EACH OTHER.

>> WE HELP EACH OTHER.

BECAUSE ANOTHER DAY, IT WILL BE YOURS AND ANOTHER-- TODAY IS MINE.

THEY HELP ME.

AND THE NEXT DAY, ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER MONTH, I HELP THEM.

WE HELP EACH OTHER.

>> Rosendo: THIS IS A REAL SENSE OF WHAT A COMMUNITY'S ABOUT.

>> RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

>> Rosendo: SO IS THAT YOUR-- THAT'S HIS POSSUM?

>> POSSUM SKIN.

>> Rosendo: BEAUTIFUL.

I ONLY HAVE A FLOWER.

I NEED BETTER DECORATION.

A CASSOWARY BONE?

REALLY?

THAT'S A BIG BIRD, HUH?

>> THE BIGGEST BIRD IN NEW GUINEA THAT WE HAVE.

>> Rosendo: AND WHAT DO YOU USE THIS FOR?

>> IT'S A DAGGER.

>> Rosendo: IT'S A DAGGER.

OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU.

[speaks native language] SUDDENLY, AS IF OUT OF A DREAM, AT THE END OF THE ROAD, THE AMBUA LODGE AND ALL ITS MODERN-DAY COMFORTS MAKES AN UNLIKELY APPEARANCE.

CARVED OUT OF THE RAIN FOREST AND LOCATED AT 7,000 FEET IN THE TARI GAP, IT OFFERS PANORAMIC VIEWS, COMFORTABLE ROOMS, AND EASY ACCESS INTO HULI LAND.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

>> WE CALL THIS A CLIMBING BAMBOO, AND PEOPLE GOING BACK HOME AFTER THE HUNTING, WE DO DRESS UP.

AND THE CROWN'S AROUND THE HAT TO SHOW, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN TO THE RAIN FOREST.

>> Rosendo: OH, MY GOSH.

PAULUS, HOW LONG HAS THIS BRIDGE BEEN HERE?

>> WHEN THE LODGE WAS STARTED, THEN WE BUILD THIS, THE ROAD-- I MEAN THE BRIDGE.

>> Rosendo: IT'S SO INGENIOUS THE WAY IT'S BUILT WITH THE VINES.

BOY, THIS IS LIKE THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.

[birds chirping] >> I JUST--I'LL SHOW YOU ONE THING HERE.

WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A SOAP AND TOWEL, WE DO LOOK FOR THIS MOSS, SQUISH THE WATER OFF, AND THEN WE WASH OUR BODY, FACE.

>> Rosendo: SQUEEZE IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.

>> AND THEN... >> Rosendo: OH, YEAH.

AROUND HERE TOO?

>> YEAH.

WHEN IT DRIES UP, YOU CAN SEE A DOT SUDDENLY, AND THEN IT KEEPS GOOD COLOR ON YOUR FACE.

>> Rosendo: OH, YEAH?

>> MAKE IT FRESH.

>> Rosendo: MAKE IT FRESH, YEAH.

[chuckles] IT FEELS FRESH.

>> WELL, SOMETIMES WHEN I FEEL HUNGRY, I EAT IT; IT GROW.

>> Rosendo: YEAH.

>> MM.

MMM.

>> Rosendo: WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE?

>> MM.

>> Rosendo: IT TASTES LIKE, UM, CELERY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> THERE ARE TREE KANGAROOS WHO EAT THIS TOO.

>> Rosendo: TREE KANGAROOS EAT IT?

>> TREE KANGAROOS EAT IT.

THAT'S THE SECOND BIGGEST WATERFALL.

>> Rosendo: ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL WATERFALL.

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE TO GO VERY FAR TO FIND NATURE.

THIS IS AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF WALK FROM THE LODGE, AND YOU SEE WATERFALLS AND HANDMADE BRIDGES.

I MEAN, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR EONS.

BUT ALTHOUGH IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE DEVELOPED, THERE'S STILL THIS SENSE OF IT BEING UNTOUCHED AND WILD.

AND THEY TOLD ME AT THE AMBUA, "WE DON'T HAVE A POOL, BUT WOULD A NATURAL WATERFALL DO?"

[chuckles] OH, YEAH.

[insect buzzing] >> [whistling] >> Rosendo: LOOK AT THAT.

WHOA, HE TOOK IT RIGHT OUT OF HER HAND.

AND THE HULI SOCIETY IS-- WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THAT THEY'VE KEPT THE TRADITIONS.

YOU KNOW, AND MANY PLACES IN THE WORLD, THE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR TRADITIONS, BUT NOT HERE, RIGHT?

THEY'RE VERY STRONG.

>> YES.

>> Rosendo: I SEE THAT WHEN WE COME THROUGH THE VALLEY HERE THAT A LOT OF THE WOMEN ARE WORKING IN THE GARDENS AND WORKING IN THE FIELDS.

BUT I DON'T SEE A LOT OF MEN OUT THERE WORKING.

>> SOME MEN, THEY DO THE GAMBLING, AND THERE'S SOME... FEW MEN ARE WORKING WITH US.

>> Rosendo: BUT THE WOMEN ARE WORKING IN THE FIELDS, AND THEY'RE MINDING THE PIGS AND THE CHILDREN, YEAH.

>> YES.

THAT'S THE WOMEN'S JOB.

>> Rosendo: WOMEN HAVE A TOUGH JOB, BUT THEY KIND OF RUN THE FAMILY TOO?

>> YES, THEY DO.

>> Rosendo: VERY IMPORTANT IN THE HULI CULTURE FOR PEOPLE TO DRESS UP TO LOOK LIKE THE BIRDS.

YOU HAVE THE DECORATIONS TOO.

IS IT THE SAME THING THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO... >> UM...IT'S FOR MY-- DECORATION ON MY FACE, IT'S CALLED TATTOO.

SO WE DO IT TWO WAYS.

ONE, WE CUT IT WITH RAZOR BLADE AND THEN PUT ON THE BLACK CHARCOAL FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THEN IT STAYS FOR LIFE.

AND THE OTHER ONE, WE POKE IT WITH NEEDLE, AND THEN WE DO THE SAME THING AS--PUTTING ON THE BLACK CHARCOAL.

>> Rosendo: AND DO THEY HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANCE, OR THEY'RE JUST FOR DECORATION?

>> SOMETIMES THE WOMAN'S, THEY--WHEN SOMEONE WHO IS SPECIAL DIE IN THE VILLAGE, AND THEN THEY PRINT ON THE DATE AND THE NAME OF THE PERSON.

AND THEN SOMETIMES, WHEN THEIR HUSBAND BEAT THEM UP AND WHEN THEY HAD A BRUISE ON THEIR FACE AND THEN THEY WANTED TO GET RID OF THE BAD BLOOD, SO THEY MAKE TATTOOS.

ON MY FOREHEAD, I JUST MAKE IT FOR DECORATION, AND I LIKE MY OWN DESIGN.

AND THEN I HAVE ONE HERE, MAYBE ON THE LEFT OR ON THE RIGHT.

>> Rosendo: RIGHT.

>> AND MY HUSBAND BEAT ME UP, AND I HAD A BRUISE, SO THE OTHER LADY WHO WORKED IN THE TANNING ROOM MADE ME A TATTOO TO GET RID OF THE BAD BLOOD.

SO AS FOR NOW, I DIVORCED WITH MY HUSBAND, AND I'M A FREE WOMAN NOW.

[laughter] >> Rosendo: NOW WHERE ARE WE GOING, PAULUS?

>> WE'RE GOING TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE.

>> Rosendo: YES.

>> AND THEN HERE IS THE ROAD GOES INTO THE MEN'S HOUSE.

MEN ALWAYS LIVE NEAR THE ROAD.

OUR WOMEN LIVE FURTHER BACK.

THEY HAVE ANOTHER ROAD WITH A PIG.

AND THE LADIES, THEY USING ANOTHER TRAIL.

>> Rosendo: OH, OKAY.

>> THIS IS OVERLIN'S HOUSE.

HE LIVES HERE.

>> Rosendo: HE DOES?

HE LIVES HERE?

>> HE LIVES BY HIMSELF, BECAUSE HE HAVE PLENTY THINGS IN THE MEN'S HOUSE: SPEARS, FEATHERS, WIGS, AND EVERYTHING IN THE MEN'S HOUSE.

THIS SIDE ARE PIG, LADIES, DAUGHTERS, AND THE YOUNG KIDS WAY BACK DOWN BEHIND.

>> Rosendo: YOUNG KIDS, PIGS, AND LADIES--THEY ALL LIVE OVER HERE.

WHAT'S PARTICULARLY OF INTEREST IS THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE HERE IN THE HULI LAND.

THE MEN ARE INVOLVED IN CEREMONIAL PURSUITS, PROVIDING, PROTECTION.

WOMEN ARE INVOLVED WITH THE CHILDREN, PIGS, KITCHEN.

AND THAT HASN'T CHANGED MUCH IN CENTURIES UPON CENTURIES.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE JOYS OF COMING HERE IS BEING ABLE TO SHARE SOME OF THAT.

GOOD MORNING.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> Rosendo: GOOD MORNING.

FROM THE COMFORTS OF THE AMBUA LODGE, WE HEAD INTO THE HULI VILLAGE TO PARTICIPATE IN DEMONSTRATIONS OF SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL ASPECTS OF THEIR DAILY LIVES.

>> THAT'S THE ENTRANCE OF THE PEOPLE AND THE WIG SCHOOL.

LADIES NEVER WALK IN HERE.

>> Rosendo: LIKE ALL ANCIENT PEOPLE, THE HULI PEOPLE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA ARE CONNECTED TO THE LAND AND CONNECTED TO NATURE, AND THERE ARE MANY TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS THAT THEY HAVE WHICH ILLUSTRATE THAT CONNECTION.

AND ONE OF THEM IS THE CUSTOM OF GROWING THEIR OWN HAIR AND THEN MAKING WIGS FROM THEIR HAIR.

AND THAT CUSTOM CAME ABOUT FROM THEIR OBSERVATION OF THE BIRDS.

WE ALL NOW THAT THE MALE BIRD HAS THE COLORFUL PLUMAGE.

AND THEY WISH TO EMULATE THE BIRDS, AND SO THEY FIGURED OUT AN EXCELLENT WAY TO DO THAT.

WHEN A SEXUALLY PURE HULI BOY BEGINS TO GROW A BEARD, HE MAY STUDY TO BECOME A WIGMAN.

LED BY THE SCHOOL'S MASTER WIGMAN AND WITH A DEDICATION AKIN TO NOVICE MONKS, THE BOYS PERFORM DAILY PURIFICATION CEREMONIES.

THE MASTER WIGMAN BLESSES AND FILLS THE BAMBOO WITH WATER.

SPRAYED INTO THE AIR, THE FALLING WATER CLEANSES THE STUDENTS' BODY AND SOUL OF IMPURITIES.

CHANTING, THEY SPRINKLE THEIR HAIR WITH RIVER WATER IN ORDER TO STIMULATE HAIR GROWTH.

THE RESULTING WIGS MAY BE SOLD OR USED AS PERSONAL DECORATION.

IT TAKES 18 MONTHS TO GROW YOUR HAIR, AND THEN YOU HAVE IT SHAVED OFF AND HAVE THE HAIR TO MAKE INTO THE WIG.

AND THEN YOU COME TO AN EXPERT WIGMAKER'S, LIKE THESE TWO GENTLEMEN.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY PUT IT ON A FRAME, AND THEY MAKE A WIG.

THIS ONE IS A DAILY WIG.

YOU CAN ALSO HAVE A CEREMONIAL WIG MADE.

AND YOU PUT ONE WIG ON TOP OF THE OTHER.

THEY SHAPE IT INTO A MOUNTAIN SHAPE, AND THEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO PUT YOUR FEATHERS, TO PUT YOUR DECORATIONS ON SO THAT YOU LOOK AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE BIRDS DO.

THESE CAN BE QUITE EXPENSIVE, 1,800, 1,900 KINA OR A COUPLE OF PIGS, ONE OR THE OTHER.

SO THEY'RE QUITE AN INVESTMENT.

THAT'S WHY YOUNG MEN GROW THEIR HAIR, HAVE IT CUT AND MADE INTO A WIG--SO THEY'LL HAVE IT FOR LATER.

WHILE TOURISM HAS EXPOSED THE HULI TRIBES TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD, WITHIN EVEN A MODERN HIGHLANDER, THERE STILL RESIDES AN ANCIENT WIGMAN.

AH, PAULUS.

>> [speaking native language] >> Rosendo: HA, HA.

[speaking native language] YOU'RE ALL DRESSED UP IN YOUR TRADITIONAL GARB.

SO IS THIS WHAT YOU WEAR WHEN YOU'RE NOT WORKING?

>> OH, YES.

I DO IN GOOD WEATHER LIKE TODAY.

AND WHEN IT'S--I'M NOT WORKING, I WEAR MY TRADITIONAL DRESS.

>> Rosendo: FABULOUS.

WELL, YOU LOOK GREAT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Rosendo: [speaking native language] >> [speaking native language] >> Rosendo: REMEMBER THAT HERE IN HULI LAND, PEOPLE ARE VERY CLOSELY CONNECTED TO NATURE AND PARTICULARLY THE BEAUTIFUL BIRDS THAT ARE IN THIS AREA, SO THEY ARE CONSTANTLY ATTEMPTING TO EMULATE THEM IN THEIR PERSONAL DECORATION.

THE SING SING IS A TRADITIONAL CEREMONY THAT THE HULI PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR EONS.

TRADITIONALLY IT WAS A VICTORY CELEBRATION AFTER CLAN WARFARE.

THESE DAYS, IT'S USED FOR ALL KINDS OF IMPORTANT CELEBRATIONS, LIKE FOR, OBVIOUSLY, NATIONAL HOLIDAYS, AND IN THIS CASE, THEY ARE HAVING A SING SING JUST TO WELCOME TRAVELSCOPE, THAT'S COME SOME FAR TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR CULTURE HERE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

[tribal drum music] ♪ ♪ [all singing in native language] ♪ ♪ AS I MENTIONED, THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE FOR THE SING SING WAS A VICTORY CELEBRATION AFTER A CLAN FIGHT.

WELL, THIS GENTLEMEN HAS THE VELLUM, AND HE'S DRESSED DIFFERENTLY.

HE'S THE MAN WHO STARTED THE FIGHT, AND HE BROUGHT ALL OF HIS COMPATRIOTS TO JOIN HIM IN THE CELEBRATION IN ORDER TO MAKE THE LOSERS REALLY KNOW THEY WERE DEFEATED.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA IS THE SECOND LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD, AND GETTING AROUND IS A CHALLENGE.

THAT'S WHY THERE ARE MORE THAN 500 AIRSTRIPS.

FROM THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, WE TAKE OFF FOR THE SEPIK RIVER.

[tribal drum music] ♪ ♪ FROM THE LANDING STRIP, THE WATERY PATH TO THE KARAWARI LODGE OFFERS A VIEW OF LIFE DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT YET EQUALLY AS EXOTIC AS MY HIGHLAND ENCOUNTERS.

[tribal drum music] ♪ ♪ OVERLOOKING THE RIVER, THE KARAWARI LODGE ADDS ITS TOUCH OF CIVILIZED AMENITIES TO THE JUNGLE SURROUNDINGS.

THE SEPIK RIVER IS ONE OF THE LONGEST RIVERS IN THE WORLD.

IT'S OVER 600 MILES LONG.

IT STARTS IN THE HIGHLANDS, FLOWS RIGHT INTO THE OCEAN.

ALONG THE WAY, IT'S BISECTED AND INTERSECTED BY NUMEROUS TRIBUTARIES.

THE KARAWARI IS ONE OF THEM.

THERE IS 30 TO 40 VILLAGES THAT ARE ALONG THE RIVER.

WE'RE GONNA VISIT A FEW OF THEM TODAY, AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET TO IT IS ON THE RIVER.

THE RIVER, THE SEPIK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, IS THE HIGHWAY IN THIS PART OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

AND LIKE WE SAW IN THE HIGHLANDS, WHERE LIFE REVOLVED AROUND THE ROAD, THAT'S TRUE HERE ON THIS RIVER HIGHWAY AS WELL.

I'M IN THE VILLAGE OF KUNDAMIN, AND I'M MEETING WITH AUGUS, WHO IS MY GUIDE FROM THE LODGE.

AND, AUGUS, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW ME HOW SAGO IS MADE.

>> HELLO, JOE.

>> Rosendo: HI.

VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> Rosendo: THEY POUND THE INSIDE PART OF THAT?

OKAY.

SO A PIECE LIKE THIS, ONCE HE'S FINISHED WITH THE PROCESS, HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL THAT FEED?

>> ONE PERSON.

>> Rosendo: ONE PERSON.

HOW MANY MEALS?

>> JUST ONE MEAL.

>> Rosendo: ONE MEAL?

OH, MY GOSH.

SO BY KEEPING TO EAT THIS, THEY'RE NOT JUST, UM...

THEY'RE KEEPING THEIR TRADITION AND THEIR HERITAGE AT THE SAME TIME.

SO THEY DO USE EVERYTHING.

IT IS THE TREE OF LIFE.

>> TREE OF LIFE BASICALLY.

>> Rosendo: THEY USE EVERY BIT OF IT.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

[children speak native language] >> BYE.

BYE.

>> Rosendo: THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE LOCAL CRAFTS, MAKING DUGOUT CANOES.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE HIM TO MAKE A DUGOUT CANOE OUT OF THIS?

THREE WEEKS.

AMAZING.

AND THAT'S ALSO JUST ON THE RIVER?

>> JUST ON THE RIVER.

[men singing in native language] ♪ ♪ [pounding drumbeat] ♪ ♪ THE SING SING IS TRADITIONALLY A DANCE THAT WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT PAPUA NEW GUINEA IN CELEBRATION.

AND THIS IS A CELEBRATION OF VICTORY.

IT'S A VICTORY DANCE HERE.

AND AS YOU SEE, THE WHOLE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATES IN THE SING SING: MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN.

THE SPEAR YOU SEE THERE IS... WOULD BE THE SPEAR IN WHICH THEY WOULD BRING THE VICTIM, OR, I SHOULD SAY, THE VANQUISHED, BACK ON.

YOU SEE THE TWO STONES OUT FRONT.

THOSE STONES ARE CALLED BLOOD STONES, AND, WELL, THEY WOULD TAKE THE VICTIM APART AND POUR THEIR BLOOD ONTO THE STONES IN ORDER TO ENSURE VICTORIES IN THE FUTURE.

UNTIL 60 YEARS AGO, THE PEOPLE ALONG THE RIVER HERE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA IN MANY PLACES WERE CANNIBALS, SO THE FINAL ACT IN THAT STORY ABOUT THE VICTORY OVER THEIR ENEMY WOULD BE THE CANNIBALIZATION OF THE VICTIM.

THESE DAYS, I'M PERFECTLY SAFE HERE, AND IN FACT, ALL YOU GET IS A VERY FRIENDLY GREETING AND A NICE SMILE WHEN YOU COME TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CULTURE.

[tribal drum music] ♪ ♪ AS WE SAW IN THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS, THE PEOPLE DECORATE THEMSELVES, AND THEIR ART COMES OUT IN THEIR SELF-DECORATION IN EMULATION OF THE BIRDS.

HERE THE ARTISTIC SIDE OF THE PEOPLE COME OUT IN THEIR CARVINGS, AND SOME OF THEM ARE QUITE ELABORATE.

OF COURSE, DRUMS ARE VERY IMPORTANT HERE, AND THEY'RE ALL WONDERFULLY CARVED.

I THINK I HAVE FOUND SOMETHING I PARTICULARLY LIKE, AND ALSO I HAVE FOUND THE ARTIST WHO HAS CREATED IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING, COMPACT ART IS OFTEN WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

AND I THINK THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART.

THIS DEPICTS THE WATER SPIRIT.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE CROCODILE COMING OUT OF HIS MOUTH.

THIS ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE RIVER, ALL THE DIFFERENT CARVINGS.

AND THIS GENTLEMAN HERE IS THE ARTIST, AND SO... AND I'VE PURCHASED THIS FROM HIM, AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY FOR YOU TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CULTURE AND ALSO BRING SOMETHING BACK THAT WILL BE MEMORABLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH, MY GOSH.

THE WHOLE SCHOOL'S OUT.

HOW NICE.

THANK YOU.

[all singing in native language] ♪ ♪ WHAT LEVEL OF CLASSES DO THE KIDS COME TO?

>> THE SCHOOL HAVE THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT.

>> Rosendo: WHAT KIND OF CLASSES DO YOU TEACH HERE?

>> ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, MAKING A LIVING.

>> Rosendo: WHAT WOULD YOU COVER IN MAKING A LIVING?

>> COMMERCE AND BUSINESS TOPICS AND LITTLE THINGS WHICH THEY CAN CREATE TO EARN MONEY.

[all singing in native language] ♪ ♪ >> Rosendo: THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME ON MY PAPUA NEW GUINEA ADVENTURE.

WE TRAVEL THE WORLD FOR MANY REASONS.

IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, ABOVE ALL ELSE, WE COME FOR THE PEOPLE, FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA OFFERS A LOOK INTO A VANISHING WORLD WHERE ANCIENT PEOPLE CLING TO THEIR WAY OF LIFE.

BY VISITING WITH THEM, WE SEE HOW FAR WE'VE COME AND WHAT WE'VE LEFT BEHIND.

SOME THINGS, LIKE THE INEQUALITY OF MEN AND WOMEN, WE'RE GLAD WE'VE CAST OFF.

BUT OTHER THINGS, WE MISS: A CONNECTION WITH THE LAND AND NATURE, COMMUNITY LOYALTY, A SENSE OF BELONGING, AND THE ABILITY TO JOY IN SIMPLE THINGS.

THROUGH CULTURAL TOURISM, WE LEARN, UNDERSTAND, PARTICIPATE, AND SHARE AND, IN THIS WAY, REGAIN SOME OF WHAT WE'VE LOST.

UNTIL NEXT WEEK, THIS IS JOSEPH ROSENDO REMINDING YOU OF THE WORDS OF MARK TWAIN: "TRAVEL IS FATAL TO PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY, AND NARROW-MINDEDNESS."

HAPPY TRAVELING.

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