There were so many cultural differences at the Moari Village. The way they cook, live, and how they portrait life in general. They cook using the thermal energy which is really cool because it is all natural and free! They also have public bathing which is different from at home. It is different because all the town bath in the same place, where at home houses have if not one more then one bathroom/bathtub in their house. They also have water flow straight from the geysers into the tubs. At home we have the ability to change the water temperature. They also use the water to cook. Things we would boil water on the stove for they just put in a bag and throw into the water to cook. They also do not have heat in their homes either, where in America we usually have both heating and air conditioning in homes. If the Moari people would like some heat in their homes, the floors are naturally hot from the geysers and the steam is also used to heat a home. They also only have two different kinds of religion, the Moari religion and Catholic religion so in their town they only have two different churches. In America there are more then 100 different kinds of religions. I loved learning about their culture. The whole experience was just very interesting. And I got to try corn that was cooked inside the geyser and it was delicious! At dinner the show was pretty interesting. The faces the men who were preforming were making were kind of funny. It took a little bit for me to get accustomed to the way they were acting and all the stomping. I was interested the whole time. I've also noticed that a lot of their food is also bland a lot of the time. During the show they played traditional games and they reminded me of traditional games they played in Hawaii! It was cool to bring back memories. Overall the day was full of eye opening experiences about the Moari culture and how they use the natural resources.
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