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 March 1st, 2011 Finished rice ready to eat Last January, I went to a conference in Washington, DC. One of the sessions I attended was on building and using a solar cooker. We even built one, but since it was the middle …
Second year student, Tara Singh, has been working in Bangalore, India for Nike for the past few months. She is the “Sustainable Manufacturing & Performance Institutional Research Intern” and is charged with the following responsibilities: Develop and spearhead factory worker employee Energy, Lean and Empowerment Program pilot to be rolled out …
Hi BCEP people! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, or, as we say in Samoa, Manuia le Kerisimasi! Manuia le Tausaga Fou! Since I know that this is a stressful time of the school year for everyone, I thought I could brighten everyone’s day with some fun stuff about …
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 …
This is my last semester at Bard Center for Environmental Policy (BCEP) at Bard College. Instead of letting my near-graduation-anxieties dominate my remaining time here at BCEP. I decided to look back and to share with you some of my experiences as a member of the BCEP community. Upon completing …
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 …
Water Stories from Oaxaca, México I know that I should have posted something earlier to this blog, in order to represent the international internship experience, but this way at least I have a larger perspective of the time here. I won’t summarize the whole Oaxaca program here, which is an …