PEGGY JEFFS

“It was my first time to Tahiti, and it was for the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) conference. I was with the Indonesian team, and we flew in on a small light aircraft to Pago Pago island. I remember spending more time sightseeing with the ladies’ delegation than attending the conference, as not all Indonesians spoke English at that time. When I was 18 or 19, I liked to tell people I was 21 or 22 years old. Once I reached 21, I felt old and refused to reveal my age from then on.”