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To better understand the level of isolation in which these islands live, the anecdote that Sita (a friend of Timei’s) will tell us, says more than any numbers ever could: “When I left Kiribati for the first time, I went to Honolulu. Friends of mine had forewarned me about the culture shock I was up for. They had advised me not to shout out in surprise at every ‘Wonder’ of the modern world. The employee of the hotel I would be staying at accompanied me to my room. Once in the elevator, noticing the small space, I couldn’t help but ask with surprise ‘but where is the bed?”
“ THE SEA LEVEL IS RISING SO FAST THAT RESIDENTS ARE BUILDING WALLS TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES FROM THE OCEAN ”