The perils of being white in Fiji

Not long after arriving in Suva, I was waiting at a crowded bus stop, idly watching chattering school kids in their colourful uniforms. Loud laughs drew my eye to a group of teenage boys playing with a rugby ball around and between the buses, ignoring the angry shouts of the drivers.. All over the world, boys will be boys! But one stood out because his skin was white. I saw in a second he was albino: his features were Fijian, his white hair was tightly crinkled.

When the boys eventually obeyed t...