Lola & Toni in the Tonga

Lara and Trenton met in 1989 teaching swim lessons at an inter-city swimming pool in Portland, Oregon where we both grew up. In 1998 we were married. In 2003 we grew tired of the Portland rain and moved to Hawaii. At the end of 2005 we decided we needed a change of lifestyle, so we applied for the US Peace Corps. In October 2007 we landed in the country we would serve our 2 years....The Kingdom Of Tonga. This is our story........We hope you enjoy reading about life here and participate with us on our journey. T&L

Lara Payne Trent Payne

Lara and Trenton Payne, PCV Peace Corps Tonga PO Box 147 Nuku'alofa, Tonga

The opinions expressed on this website are mine and do not reflect any position of the United States Peace Corps or the U.S. Government.