Cook Islands Videos

About this user

I'm Penelope and I've lived on Rarotonga since 1984. I used to be a keen photographer but now I'm hooked on video and I'm using my hobby to record life on my island home.
I was born in England and after leaving university went to Nigeria for a year as a volunteer. Later, in Australia, I did short term teaching stints while I drove around Australia and down the middle mostly in a VW bug.
After a couple of years back home went to New Zealand where I lived for ten years and got married.
We came to the Cook Islands as teachers in 1984 and have been here ever since although we left teaching, got involved in the media and have now retired.
This is why I have time to make and edit videos.
About my blog
I've got a blog at http://www.rarolens.com
It's for anyone with an interest in the Cook Islands.
RaroLens has short videos about Rarotonga, almost 150 so far and it's regularly updated so the number's increasing all the time.
I've videoed a lot of sporting events because Cook Islanders love sport -- joining in and not just watching. Culture is also an important part of people's lives and there's more to culture than dancing (although of course there's plenty of that). Nature and the environment are featured too because with the threat of climate change who knows how long some things will last?
Thanks for reading this
If you're interesting in seeing more of Rarotonga please visit RaroLens.
And please spread the word about my blog to anyone who's interested in the Cooks.