A Bad Case of the Blues

I don’t know what it is this week but I find myself yearning for the sound of ocean. I miss the mountains. I miss the fragrance of the pua trees and the moso’oi. I miss the birds chirping outside as they devour all the ripe papayas. I miss the kids running around [...]

Courtship in Samoa

I was talking to my son about dating the other day. I think I was trying to tell him that kids here date far too early as far as I’m concerned so of course I had to tell him that in Samoa people don’t usually date until they are much older. The [...]

Reports about Samoa

When I first started thinking about starting a blog about Samoa, I searched for other blogs and web sites on and about Samoa.  I found some blogs but not as many as I thought I would.  I was a little surprised by the fact that most of the blogs about Samoa were written by palagis and others who [...]

Happy Veteran’s Day

This coming Monday we’ll officially remember those who served this country. Hopefully, we’ll pause to reflect on what they’ve given all of us. Hopefully, we’ll take the time to thank them for their service when we see them around.
My hubby is active duty military. I have a brother in law still serving in Iraq as [...]

Fai Ava & Nofo Tane

We don’t live close to family anymore.  As far as I know we’re the only Polynesians in the county.  So we don’t have the big to’ana’is that we used to have.  I have to say I do miss it.  I miss the big family gatherings.  However, that wasn’t always the case.  I used to hate [...]

I ga ve’a (hide and seek)

I have such fond memories of growing up in Upolu and Savaii.  One of my fondest memories is playing i ga ve’a as a young girl.   Those days we didn’t have TVs or stereos or any of the other toys that young people take for granted nowadays.   We didn’t even have round-the-clock electricity.  Our village [...]