Uso – in Good Times and Bad

Our two older boys really got into it yesterday. They are 19 and 16. Our 19 year-old finished his first year of college last week and is home for the summer. After dinner, I told them that I needed their help in the kitchen. The 19 year old told the [...]

Resolutions, etc.

Long time, eh? Well, it’s been quite a season. We of course went Home for the holidays, had way too much fun with family and friends, and then we came back and of course needed a vacation from our vacation. Ua tele lava le ka’a ma le kafao vale. Ua fo’i mai [...]

Manuia le Kerisimasi

We’re going to visit family for the holidays.  We’re so excited, we can barely wait.  The kids are counting the days, and have texted all friends and enemies alike that they are coming.  They’ve made plans and more plans, some of which we’ve approved and some which they’ll have to do without.  We’re so looking [...]

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 [...]