I’m blogging today from atop a pile of junk floating in Apia harbor. Really. Of course, the pile of junk has been painstakingly crafted into the form of a 60-foot catamaran named the Plastiki. Made of approximately 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles, the boat is sailing from San Francisco to Sydney – over a route of more than 11,000 nautical miles – to focus attention on the huge amount of waste that we humans dump into the oceans.

Our Embassy Apia team has built in the Nelson Public Library on Upolu what is called an American Corner – a room with computers, internet access, American literature, other books, and inviting furniture. The goal is to create and maintain a place where patrons, particularly youth and children, can read comfortably and do research. Such American Corners are particularly beneficial in places where access to books and the internet is not otherwise widely available.

Angela Kim (The Progressive 5-7-2010)

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Faleolo Airport, Apia, Western Samoa.

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- F - V - deG- S -
- AOLELE -

TEACHER TENDER COMRADE WIFE
A FELLOW FARER TRVE THROVGH LIFE
HEART WHLOE AND SOVL FREE
THE AUGVST FATHER GAVE TO ME

1914

Her maiden name was Fanny Van de Grift and she'd previously been married to Samuel Osbourne.
Aolele was her Samoan name, meaning Flying Cloud

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It might have been a museum

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little fales

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The buses there are so cool! Each are uniquely painted, and apparently a real adventure to go on.... maybe next time.

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The Vailima factory. Apparently it's good. Unfortunately I couldn't try it because it contains gluten :(

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Actually it was better than average. In the villages they are a bit more rickety. They are not a rich nation, but their culture and values are rich, and they are very family oriented.
They tend to have several building on their land, usually an open one (no walls, just a roof) at the front, which is sort of like their living room, or meeting place.

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2nd Annual Hawai'i World Rugby Club Tournament Final between Lavenga Malia (NZ) and Apia Maru (Sāmoa) at Kapi'olani Park, Waikiki, on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i, USA

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Event: 2nd Annual Hawai'i World Rugby Club Tournament 17.VII.10
Location: Kapi'olani Park, Waikiki, O'ahu, Hawai'i, USA
Subject: Chased by a Samoan Apia Maru player, Auckland, New Zealand player Tevita Tuipulotu dives over the goal line for a try in the Final, won by Lavenga Malia by a score of 27-25.

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Event: Final of the 2nd Annual Hawai'i World Rugby Club Tournament 17.VII.10
Location: Kapi'olani Park, Waikiki, O'ahu, Hawai'i, USA
Subject: Auckland, New Zealand Lavenga Malia's Fetu'u Vainikow doing his best to outrun Samoa's Apia Maru players in the Final. Lavenga Malia won the US$30,000 prize with a squeaker, scoring in the last few minutes to win 27-25.

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Event: 2nd Annual Hawai'i World Rugby Club Tournament 17.VII.10
Location: Kapi'olani Park, Waikiki, O'ahu, Hawai'i, USA
Subject: Samoa's Apia Maroons fought a great battle against Auckland New Zealand's Lavenga Malia, but were defeated in the Final final minutes by a score of 26-24.

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Apia Maru's #15 succeeded in stopping a Lavenga Malia try, and received an ambulance ride to hospital for his effort at the Second Annual Hawai'i World Rugby Club Tournament held at Kapi'olani Park, Waikiki, on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i, USA.

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Casualty at the 2nd Annual Hawai'i World Rugby Club Tournament Final between Lavenga Malia (NZ) and Apia Maru (Sāmoa) at Kapi'olani Park

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2nd Annual Hawai'i World Rugby Club Tournament Final between Lavenga Malia (NZ) and Apia Maru (Sāmoa) at Kapi'olani Park