Days begin early in Vanuatu as school and work tends to begin at about 7:30 am so the people wake even earlier. For those working the fields or seas work begins when they awake and get moving, which again tends to be early. For those in regulated work environments and in school, the day has a set pattern and most people return home by early evening. For the others the schedule differs day to day based on what the world offers. No matter a person's occupation, many people in Vanuatu have a small plot of land for crops and take some time each day is spent growing and picking these crops for the day's meal.
Evenings and weekends are usually filled with socializing with friends and family, while many children like to play games; on Sunday many people attend church. It is this relaxation time that most people enjoy as the culture of the Ni-Vanuatu demands this pace and this pace of life is why so many foreigners have made their way to the country to call it home.
Identity
There is a strong push for a national identity in Vanuatu, which has been adopted by some people, especially those in the larger cities. However, many people still identify on a smaller scale as they identify with their local island, island group, their language group (there are over 100 languages), or their local culture, which is often tied to the ethnicity, island, and language as well. Today it is truly up the individual as to whether he or she first identifies with their nation or local island; most people in island villages still primarily identify with that island, village, or language, while many people in the cities are a mix of ethnicities and speak a single language so tend to identify more on a national scale.