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Tag Archives: island life
And now for something entirely different: Apple Loaf, island style.
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
Posted in American Samoa, United States
Tagged apples, autumn, expat, island life, recipe
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Pink Eye Epidemic in American Samoa
In case you haven’t heard, there is a major conjunctivitis outbreak on the island of Tutu’ila right now. Even the Huffington Post is reporting on it! As of Friday afternoon, the Department of Education was reporting that over 2,300 public … Continue reading
Posted in American Samoa
Tagged conjunctivitis, infectious diseases, island life, pink eye, tropical medicine
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Island grocery shopping
Sometimes I’m just going about my regular life here when all-of-a-sudden-outta-nowhere I realize that something I now find wholly ordinary is actually kind of ridiculous and absurd. Today while the Beard and I were discussing how bummed we were that … Continue reading
Posted in American Samoa
Tagged developing nations, expatriate, island life, islands, pacific
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