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| Our first basketball game!!!! |
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| OUR FIRST WIN!!!!!! :) |
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| The Samoana volunteers live here, and I stay over some weekends because I can't get from my village into town and back all the time mainly because of the crazy bus schedules. It is my home away from home. :) |
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| Sending letters home with a SMILE! :) |
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| FLAG DAY FAUTASI RACES!!!! I was cheering for Fagasa. They came in second to last. I still like them, though! :) Vatia got first. I don't remember who got second. Samoan Sharks got third. |
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| Manu'a has a boat, but their relatives on Tutuila row it for them since it is so hard for anyone to get from Manu'a to Tutuila and back. |
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| This is Fagasa again. |
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| The rest of the photos are from FLAG DAY on April 17th!!! In 1900 Tutuila signed the deed to join the US. |
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| This goes up to the governor's house. |
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| American flag with a papaya tree in the background... something I'd never seen before... |
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| I thought it was a mermaid way out in the ocean, but it turned out just to be a man fishing. Darn. :) |
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| Fautasi race!!!! |
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| Samoaa |
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| I guess a boat sank last year.... but not this year! |
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| Aeto = eagle |
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| Cheering for their village team.. |
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| The fono - government |
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| Off on a mini adventure!!!! :) |
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| Helga??? :) |
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| EEL!!! |
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| FAITH!!! I found you! |
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| "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." |
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| My new hiking gear.... "Samoa" slippers and a lavalava! :) |
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| RAINFOREST! <3 |
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| There are about 4 dogs in this picture, but the house had at least 10... BAHHHHHHH!!! |
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| Cook Islands flag |
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| BREADFRUIT! |
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| I love sea turtles. <3 |
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| BATS! |
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| Grandma Pua's birthday!!! |
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| This picture is so perfect. |
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| Cupcakes for Titan's birthday!!! He turned two. :) |
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| ALL NATURAL BEAUTY! WOW! |
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| My typical Sunday toanai with wonderful neighbors. I'm so grateful that they include me. It makes me feel at home. |
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| Titan isn't a big fan of candles. :) |
