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Thanksgiving in the South Pacific
Our Thanksgiving was a lot like it would’ve been at home, but with more beaches, sunshine, snorkeling, and puppies. (Okay so nothing like home.) It was strange being away from family, but we ended up having a great time with … Continue reading
Posted in American Samoa
Tagged Faleasao, international travel, islands, manu'a, Ofu, photos, puppies, School, snorkeling, South Pacific, ta'u, teaching, Thanksgiving, volunteering, worldteach
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Ofu and Olesega
Right after school ended on Thursday we hopped on a little boat and headed to the neighboring islands of Ofu (O-foo) and Olesega (O-luh-sang-uh) for the long weekend. It was only about a 45 minute ride and the water was … Continue reading
Posted in American Samoa
Tagged Asaga Inn, beach, coral reef, national park, Ofu Olosega, photos, snorkeling, travel, vacation
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A busy week on a tiny island
The dentist came to our school on Wednesday. Apparently the dentist comes to Ta’u once a year; if you need to see him any other time then you have to fly to Tutuila. Since there’s only a small health clinic … Continue reading
Posted in American Samoa
Tagged Faleasao, manu'a, pep-rally, photos, Sega'ula, snorkeling, students, tsunami, worldteach
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Discovering the Milkyway and the Deep
This weekend we discovered that, if we walk to the side of the house and look up, we can see the milky way from our front yard. So that’s pretty neat. Hopefully I will be able to trick my camera … Continue reading
Posted in American Samoa
Tagged bingo, Faleasao, Milky Way, photos, snorkeling, spear fishing, Star-gazing, teaching
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Flight Night!
Can you believe we’ve already been here for almost 3 weeks? Orientation has been really intense, but it’s starting to wind down so I have some free time tonight to update the ol’ blogerewski. Tomorrow we will present our final … Continue reading
Posted in American Samoa
Tagged America Samoa, Fagatale Bay, flight night, orientation, snorkeling, teaching, worldteach
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