I’m here!! It’s official! I’m finally in the beautiful, vibrant, lively island of Samoa. I find it funny because I hadn’t even known this place existed until my friend Simone filled me in on her mid-semester break plans. Right now I’m riding in the back of a shuttle van to Taufua aka my home (hut) for the next three days. I can’t tell you how excited I am either! This place is an undiscovered paradise that not even the local, lava-lava (a traditional Samoan skirt) wearing folks have completely figured out. I’m serious! I would be quite content camping on any inch of this country for the rest of my life.
So we have been here less than 24 hours and already managed to be invited to two parties, met some film producers from SURVIVOR (the tv show), had thumb war battles with Samoan alcoholics, entertained Samoan children with our American singing talent and Spencer’s multi-pack of adhesive mustaches! That actually explains my adventures so far in a nutshell. I mean what better way to begin the journey in “Crabbers” and “V”, two of the only bars/night clubs in Apia (the largest city in Samoa). If I’ve learned one thing that Americans, Kiwis, and Samoans have in common, it would be our similar liking to American hit music and alcohol. You could travel to any of the countries right now and I guarantee that Black-eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” would be blasting on the radio. As for drinking, I think all cultures enjoy the effects of a cold bottle of beer or a nice glass of wine on a given day. Simone and I also decided that the most convenient toilet that night was over a massive leap over a canal, consisting of a ‘pop-squat’ in a field of tall itchy grass, leaving us with scratches all over our bodies (a questionable case of poison ivy? Haha. Maybe not such a good idea after all.
There is something funny about this place. Can’t quite find the right words yet, but I still have 8 more days here to find out!
Alright, I reckon it’s time for a nap!
Peace,
Jill
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