I Grew Up Here

With two children, a guitar, and a job she loves, Australian-born communications specialist, Matisse Walkden-Brown could not ask for more.

For the most part, what you see is what you get with the lanky and stunning Ms Walkden-Brown, who calls Fiji home. But beneath her self-confessed talkative nature, lies a few facts she openly shares.

For instance, not many know that Ms Walkden-Brown scares very easily. And not many people know that despite being in communications, she still has to Google-search the correct spelling of ‘necessary’ every time she tries to write it.

“Not many people know that I cannot surf, despite actively attempting to give off the air of a very chilled beachy surfer girl,” she said.

Her father owns and runs Fiji Beachouse (www.fijibeachouse.com) on the Coral Coast.

“It is a little resort that my parents started in the early 90s,” Ms Walkden-Brown said.

“I grew up there. She proudly introduces herself: “I am from Fiji and Australia. Home is Fiji Beachouse on Fiji’s Coral Coast, and now Thirroul on Australia’s Coal Coast.”

What Are Some Places In Fiji You Would Take Friends To?

Every time friends from overseas come to Fiji, I find it so difficult to whittle down a list of where to take them.

There are so many beautiful options, and I’m always bursting with pride, wanting to show them every nook and cranny of our stunning country.

However due to paths well-worn, and that saying about apples not falling far from trees, I end up taking them to Korolevu for the ocean, naps, and stories over scones; Suva for the ever-vibrant pulse of past, present and possible, all-dancing together under the city stars, and Nananu-i-ra, so we can climb the west hill and watch the sunset.

Matisse takes friends to the west hills of Nananu-i-ra to watch glorious golden sunsets.

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