Tuuma tuuma! This is the traditional greeting in Gurune (the language I’m learning here) for a person that is busy at work, be it farming, carrying a heavy load, etc. I also think that it’s appropriate for my wonderful classmates back home busy with thesis work. For those readers not …
From the blog Karen and Dave In Samoa Posted April 21, 2011 It would be nice to say that Karen and I had such great success with the first field trip to the beach that we decided to go on another field trip. But, that would be a lie. The …
From the blog Karen and Dave In Samoa Posted April 1, 2011 When we first arrived in Samoa we realized that our vegan/vegetarian diets would not be possible in Samoa… immediately. We sent emails, asked for packages, made phone calls, and skype calls, all asking for seeds. We are still receiving seeds to …
From the blog Karen and Dave In Samoa Posted March 13, 2011 This is the traditional way to cook Samoan food. I have been told that this version is not the original, but the only difference is that this one is above ground instead of below. It seems to me …
From the blog Karen and Dave In Samoa Posted on February 11, 2011 All of Group 83 has now finished our first two weeks of school here in Samoa. That does not, however, mean that much learning – or teaching – has taken place. As I wrote last week, the …
From the blog Karen and Dave in Samoa Posted Dec. 14, 2010 Here in Samoa they have a very clear hierarchical system. The matai is the boss and then there is everyone underneath him. When it comes to the plantation, this is the domain of the “taulelea” or untitled men. …
From the blog Karen and Dave In Samoa Posted Dec. 14 2010 For the last month and a half I have been living in Fusi, while Karen was in Tafitoala. Both of these villages are in the Safata district on the south side of Upolu. I lived in a traditional …
Cross Posted from Karen and Dave in Samoa on October 14, 2010 Samoa: A Pacific Paradise Since we have arrived in Samoa, we have had a full day at the beach, another day snorkeling off of a catamaran in a coral lagoon, learned a healthy dose of common phrases, and met …
As I sit here reading an article about the different kinds of coal-coking ovens I am reminded that more often than not, the things we shy away from the most, always find a way to become present, almost taking over some aspect of our lives. I am being forced to …
Karen Corey ’13 is in CEP’s Master’s International program with the Peace Corps, about to start her Peace Corps assignment in Samoa. Today is the first day of my last week interning at Resources for the Future in Washington, DC. For those who don’t know, RFF is an environmental economics …