Where are you listening to SIBC from? Part 2

There are Solomon Islanders living all over the world, from closer neighbours such as Fiji, Australia and New Zealand to more far-flung areas of Europe and the United States. 

SIBC recently reached out to our expanding online audience and asked online listeners and readers of SIBC Online: where are listening from?

Here are the latest Solomon Islanders we profiled. If you would like to be involved answer the questions below and send a photo to nsas@sibc.com.sb

Baddley “Badz” Sinilau, Vanuatu

1. Your home province in the Solomons?

I am from Temotu Province

2. How long have you lived away from home?

Three years now in Vanuatu

3. What are you doing in the country you live in now?

Just working

4. What do you miss most about the Solomon Islands?

Miss my family, friends in Honiara and also I miss the sea food especially fish back home. Fish is not that easy to get here in Port Vila😧.

5. How often do you listen to SIBC?

Mostly in the evenings and weekends

6. What’s your favorite thing to listen to on SIBC?

News, sports commentaries and music

Uma Kilsby, Mount Gambier, South Australia

1. Your home province in the Solomons?

I’m a Munda gele with bits of Isabel, England, Bougainville  thanks to headhunting and merchant traders!

2. How long have you lived away from home?

I first moved away in 2007 then did a stint back in the Western Province with my husband from 2011 to 2014 and then we moved back to Australia  to Mount Gambier, South Australia.

3. What are you doing in the country you live in now?

I’m bringing up a little human 🙂

4. What do you miss most about the Solomon Islands?

The neka (slippery cabbage), the fresh peanuts (roast peanuts suck!), the fish, nambo with alite nuts from Temotu, banana pudding, pawpaw, cut-nut…the list is endless. Except the dust and BO. I don’t miss the dust or BO hahaha.

5. How often do you listen to SIBC?

I tune in randomly just to listen to the pijin and the string band music.

6. What’s your favorite thing to listen to on SIBC?

The local and oldies music definitely. I remember a few years back when the then younger presenters were trying to play the same music as the FM stations and it was no fun. So glad that the string bands are more of a focus now though. 🙂 and so glad that SIBC is now online!