(A) I am here. (A)
On June 16, 2012, I left San Francisco for a six week adventure as a volunteer on the island of Weno, in the State of Chuuk, in the Federated States of Micronesia. This is my attempt at keeping an online journal.
One thought on “About”
Leave a comment Cancel reply
Recent Posts
- PISIWI!!!!!! (and Graduation) July 29, 2012
- Both Sides Now for Tom Corrigan July 27, 2012
- The Great Pacific Culture Patch July 26, 2012
- Chuuk 101.5 Still More Random Notes on Culture and Perspective July 24, 2012
- Spear Fishing in Micronesia July 23, 2012
- The Tao of Puu July 20, 2012
- Just Ask Manuel July 19, 2012
- What Time You Got? July 17, 2012
- This Place is a Wreck July 16, 2012
- Chuuk 101.4 Facts and Stories from the Far End of the World July 15, 2012
- Chasing Skirts July 13, 2012
- Waiting for Wah Wei Wei, July 11, 2012
- For the Love of Pete(rson) July 10, 2012
- What’s Up, Doc? July 9, 2012
- Welcome to Sapuk July 8, 2012
- Field Day July 6, 2012
- Chuuk 101.3 More Random Facts About the Culture. July 5, 2012
- Speaking of Colonies July 4, 2012
- Fruits and Peels July 2, 2012 (Happy Birthday, Ginny)
- Living in a Land Without Tense July 1, 2012
Stranger in Paradise 
Thank you for this. I am an elementary education student. I am doing two presentations this term in school. One is about the Chuukese language and the problems students who enter the US school system have making connections between the two languages. The other is about older children with limited prior formal education. Your blog has given me more insight into life in the Chuuk area. I wondered if you could answer a few questions for me. 1) Does every island have an elementary school? 2) I read that students and teachers don’t consistently attend school. I am other questions but I’ll wait and see if you respond first. Thanks again for the narrative.