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Maybe I posted this one before? This is me and Asolima posing with the guitar and ukelele... Getting ready to take the show on the road.
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Akanese at the brand new resort on the north side of the island that was built in 2005. It was kind of weird being there with Asolima and ragamuffinly-dressed Akanese. Definitely an upstairs/downstairs feel.
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My room in the village. Small, but cozy.
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Jordan, Dan, and Erin playing Euchre.
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Phil, Me, and Joey at the fiafia on our last night in the village.
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The slap dance. Left to right: Phil, Dan, Me, Supy, Jordan, Koa, Joey, Paul, AJ. We look surpringly coordinated.
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What is this? San Francisco?
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I was the last to go on the last day of model school, so I ended up grabbing the paper that everyone used to throw away later. And then I forgot about it and I left it in my room when I left the village. My family found it, cut it up, and used it as trim for one of their fales. You can see it above Mele's head in this picture.
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This fire was burning behind my house when I got home last night. I think it is the people who live behind me burning their trash. A little unnerving.
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A little strange when you start recognizing the small pests that live around your house. This lizard is missing his tail. I see him (her?) often.
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This is the tanline on the back of my neck. Hard to see here, I guess... But it is drastic.
And that's my retrospective. And it ended with me looking back, away from the camera. How appropriate. I probably won't get to blog before midnight tomorrow. So have a happy, safe New Year's Eve, and I'll talk to you soon.
2 comments:
We missed you at the Peace Prayer this morning at noon GMT. It was at the Sikh temple in Hayward. A little different - but still a nice way to end the year. I hope you have a safe and happy new year's celebration. I look forward to reading about it.
Matt,
Thank you for your most interesting blogs. I read them everyday & like getting a better sense of PC life in Samoa. I've also enjoyed, and shared the photos with my family.
You are a good writer.
Paul's Mom
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