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Tumi Brando

After studying psychology at Catholic University of the West in Papeete, I finished my degree in  Literature and Foreign Civilizations at the University of French Polynesia.

I spent a year teaching elementary / junior high students before starting to work as a guide for TS.

My fantastic 3 years roaming Tetiaroa and sharing its beauty with guests as a TS guide have been supplanted by 2 (even more fantastic) years as a mother.

Now, I share my knowledge of the beauty and the rich biodiversity of the atoll from behind my computer, writing about the wildlife of Tetiaroa, often with a baby on my lap. Happy days.

 

  • searching the shallows

    searching the shallows

  • found one

    found one

  • My favorite place

    My favorite place

  • Reporting on the go

    Reporting on the go

  • Education with a smile

    Education with a smile

  • seabird greeting

    seabird greeting

  • shark nursery study

    shark nursery study

  • Tumi, shaded by her coconut leaf hat

    Tumi, shaded by her coconut leaf hat