Plot Synopsis

Five tribesman from Tanna, an island of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, are hand-picked by their supreme chief to leave their traditional way of life behind to travel to the U.S. to learn more about American culture. These ambassadors shed their traditional garb for warmer, more suitable fashion, as they adjust to a cooler climate and conservative surroundings. In each episode the tribesmen live with a new host family for one week: including ranchers in Montana; a society belle in New York City; a mid-western family in Peoria, Illinois; a fun-loving family in Orange County, CA; and a military family in Ft. Stewart, GA. Each time they must adapt to unfamiliar norms while experiencing luxuries that Americans often take for granted, allowing the tribesmen to assess Western values and impart wisdom and knowledge on their hosts by describing their simple life on Tanna. When they return to their home soil, the tribesmen are eager to tell their families about America and proud to have finally met the strange natives that inhabit the United States. Travel Channel aired a sneak peek of the series on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 11:00PM.