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Peace Corps Adventures in Samoa: September 2009
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009. I’m lucky to be alive. I’m sure most of you have heard about the earthquake and tsunami that hit Samoa by now and am wondering how I’m doing. Well, here’s the story:. Once in Apia, small aftershocks could still be felt throughout the day. Around 5:30 pm the tsunami sirens went off. Everyone headed up the mountains carrying what they could. It turned out to be a false alarm, but better safe than sorry. Most businesses were closed as people went to help. Http:/ www.nydail...
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Peace Corps Adventures in Samoa: March 2010
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Thursday, March 25, 2010. A Few Noticeable Differences Between Life Tua and Big City Life. As to be expected, life here in Apia is not the same as in rural Samoa. I lived with a family for 3 months of training, then on my own. For 13 months, then with a family. For 5 months, and now I’ve been on my own in Apia for 1 month now. I had very much gotten used to life in rural Samoa. Here are some observations:. 1) It rains a lot less here on the north side of the island than on the south. 6) I bought lettuce!
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Peace Corps Adventures in Samoa: November 2009
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Monday, November 9, 2009. Grandpa Would Be Proud! Corned beef), spaghetti, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, water, Ramen noodles, etc. We took some pictures and I told them my Grandpa was a Lion too, so I’m sure they got a kick out of that. I was able to get a funny video of Alofa and Charin fake fighting. If you tell Alofa to “fusu,” she takes a martial arts stance, bobs her head like a bobble head doll, and then attacks. It is so funny and I always get a kick out of it, never gets old. Are, not big fans...
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Peace Corps Adventures in Samoa: April 2010
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Friday, April 30, 2010. The “Twilight Zone” is real? I have vacation days I must use before the beginning of June (PC rules say we can’t take vacation within the last 3 months of service). I wanted to go somewhere, just didn’t know where. Tonga, Cook Islands, and Tokelau all sounded interesting but expensive or not easy to get to. So I decided to take the quick, cheap vacation to American Samoa. Day 1 - Monday. I then started out on my vacation. I drove past Carl’s Jr/Green Burrito, KFC, and Pizza ...
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Peace Corps Adventures in Samoa: December 2009
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009. I almost went into a food coma. Isn’t quite finished but almost. I think they enjoyed the visit and I know I enjoyed meeting them and getting faces put to e-mail addresses. Their son Hugo (1 year old) seemed to enjoy playing with the girls in the family I live with. The girls wanted to carry him around a lot; that was amusing. Know about fine mats? She took the advice I gave and I was glad to see it turned out really well. She should get a good price for it when she sells it.
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Peace Corps Adventures in Samoa: May 2010
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010. COS and Saying Goodbye. A few weeks ago the Close of Service (COS) conference was held for the group I came to Samoa with 2 years ago…Group 80. This was one of the rare times since we swore in as volunteers and went out to our sites that all 11 of us were together in one spot. These occasions are always joyous and we enjoy hassling each other like the family we have become. What am I to do when I go home? Or should I be a lazy bum and not do anything until I come to terms with the ...
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Peace Corps Adventures in Samoa: August 2010
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Monday, August 16, 2010. The Last Fun Football. The highlight of every week for me is Fun Football, an hour with the kids being coach. I usually get kids the kids who are 6-11 and they are just the right age. They aren’t the cheeky teenagers and aren’t too young you can’t do anything with them. I have fun with this age group. Ast Saturday was my last time with these kids since I’ll be leaving. For those of you who don’t know what Butts Up is I’ll explain. Although, I’m not used to cocktails much an...
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Peace Corps Adventures in Samoa: You’re really important
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Friday, July 30, 2010. You’re really important. I was at work yesterday morning when the phone rang. I answered it and the guy speaking wanted to talk to my boss, who wasn’t in, so I told him I’d take a message and pass it on. The guy then says, “This is Misa Telefoni.”. An alarm went off in my head saying.this guy is important. Misa Telefoni is the Deputy Prime Minister, basically the Vice President of Samoa. So that was pretty cool yesterday. S soccer team is still playing, just 2 more games left.
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Peace Corps Adventures in Samoa: The Last Fun Football
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Monday, August 16, 2010. The Last Fun Football. The highlight of every week for me is Fun Football, an hour with the kids being coach. I usually get kids the kids who are 6-11 and they are just the right age. They aren’t the cheeky teenagers and aren’t too young you can’t do anything with them. I have fun with this age group. Ast Saturday was my last time with these kids since I’ll be leaving. For those of you who don’t know what Butts Up is I’ll explain. Although, I’m not used to cocktails much an...
