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Years ago, I was shortlisted for the 2nd and final round of interviews for a Marketing position at the #SPTO. The assisgnment: Develop a Marketing proposal for an SPTO member country and present my strategies to the then SPTO CEO and Managers. Country I selected: #Kiribati Why: Surely no one at SPTO would know much about Kiribati and I could literally breeze my way through. I too had no Idea what Kiribati was like as a destination. This should not be too hard a task - so I thought. In the Boardroom, CEO apologised saying that they needed to wait for 1 more Manager who was returning late from Lunch. He added "he is from KIRIBATI. His name is Tarataake". To this day, I still laugh at how I had sweat profusely when I learnt that one of the panelists was actually from Kiribati. The few Kiribati words I had googled for my presentation suddenly disappeared. I panicked. In my mind, it was, 'get this over and done with and say goodbye to SPTO'. Needless to say, I did get the Job. But what I also got out of that interview/presentation was a friend and a deeper appreciation of the humility, generosity and sense of humour of every IKiribati I know. My interview presentation research did not even teach me that. Fast forward to 2023 and I am now into my 4th year here in Kiribati. I owe much of what I know about this fascinating country to this gentle soul. Rest in Peace Tara.

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