Tag Archives: snorkeling

Thanksgiving in the South Pacific

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

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 →

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Ofu and Olesega

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

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 →

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A busy week on a tiny island

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

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 →

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Discovering the Milkyway and the Deep

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

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 →

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Flight Night!

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

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 →

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