Category Archives: American Samoa

This is not political.

Posted on December 4, 2015 by

Like most of you, I met a lot of people in college and made a handful of friends. Some of them have become almost like family, like the cousins you grew up with and don’t see nearly enough these days … Continue reading →

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And now for something entirely different: Apple Loaf, island style.

Posted on September 18, 2015 by

I posted a picture on Instagram yesterday of this apple loaf I used to make in AmSam and have since gotten so many requests for the recipe (or just a slice) that I thought I’d share it here. Full disclosure: … Continue reading →

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A Quick Update on the Most Beautiful Floors that Ever Were

Posted on February 9, 2015 by

Remember a while ago, when we did the last walk-through of the house before the renters left, and I mentioned how one of my favorite things about our house has always been the warmth? The light pouring into the living … Continue reading →

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Letting go | Being here

Posted on September 5, 2014 by

Lately I dream of Manu’a nearly every night. It’s almost always the same dream: Wes and I have just “stopped by” Faleasao for the day. We run into the new WorldTeach volunteers, who are busy unpacking and mostly disinterested in … Continue reading →

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Coming “Home”

Posted on June 19, 2014 by

What I hope is the hardest part of our journey to the States (leaving Manu’a) is over. We still have a week left on the main island to tie-up loose ends, buy those impulsive souvenirs, and prepare for our repatriation. … Continue reading →

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Last Day in Faleasao, again

Posted on June 10, 2014 by

Ha! I totally should’ve known that the boat wouldn’t be here today. Of course! So we get to spend one more beautiful day in the village; we should be leaving tomorrow morning though. Last week I found a pack of … Continue reading →

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Tofa Soifua, Manu’atele

Posted on June 9, 2014 by

Tonight is the last night we will spend in our house in Faleasao. Our bags are packed. The boat is (supposedly) coming tomorrow. Oh gosh are you guys crying? You should be. It’s real sad. We turned in our classroom … Continue reading →

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Desk Threat: or, What a Mice Surprise!

Posted on May 28, 2014 by

Today as I was rummaging around in my top desk drawer (which I really only use to store packets of oatmeal, confiscated earrings, and batteries), I noticed that my last oatmeal was eaten open. Ah, the oh-so-recognizable sign of a … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Weekend in Ofu

Posted on May 25, 2014 by

A few weeks? months? ago, we loosely “planned” a trip to Ofu with our friend Alison (a previous WT field director who now works at a university on the main island). Since air and sea transportation have been particularly unreliable … Continue reading →

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Feisty Incoming-Fresh(wo)man Tells It Like It Is

Posted on May 22, 2014 by

This is a paragraph taken from a placement exam essay written by an eighth grade student. ASCC is the local college. I can’t even tell you how happy this makes me (and a little disappointed that I won’t have the … Continue reading →

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