The
whole time that I have been here the month of March looked very daunting. To
start it off March is a long month and secondly we not a single break. Every
time I looked at the calendar I would dread getting through the month of March.
At the beginning of the month Dana and I decided that we needed to make the
most of this month. Keeping us busy and not looking at the calendar thinking
about how slow it will go by. To say the least March flew by and now I am kind
of sad about. So I am going to list some big things that happened in our month
of March.
I booked my plane ticket home! The
most bittersweet moment I have yet to face. I have truly fallen in love with
this place and I am not ready to say goodbye to all my friends and students. I
booked my flight for June 14. I have two overnight flights and two full days of
traveling. I may be slightly dead when I arrive home but I just want to get the
flying over with so I am doing all the traveling in one shot. So if you happen
to see me soon after that date I may be half dead due to traveling and time
change. I am soooooooooooo excited to see everyone. Lately I have been dreaming
about home and it gets a little excited to see everyone.
After booking my flight home I also
officially applied to be a contract teacher! I just love this country too much
to be completely ready to goodbye to it. The thing with American Samoa is
nothing is done in a real timely manner. So I am not sure when I will know if I
get accepted. It’s a very complicated process that I don’t even completely
understand. All I know is that last year when a world teacher applied to be a
contract teacher she didn’t know she got accepted until two days before her
flight left. So I guess I will play the waiting game and hopefully I will know
sooner!
Cricket. We have spent our weekends
at cricket matches for the month of March. It was fun to go out and watch the
games and hang out with the locals. The last game Dana and I got slightly
distracted because we had babies right next to us the whole game. I am not
going to complain about that one. Cricket games were also filled with packed
buses with our students sitting on laps trying to get everyone crammed onto the
bus. The last cricket game we went to we left at 5 in the morning and sat
through a four-hour game. It was quite the experience and I was really tired
after the game!
Ever since my parents left we have
started the tradition of having “family” meals on Sunday after church. At home
our family always we have a big meal after Sunday church and I really missed
doing that. I had mentioned that to Lusi and Dana so I started making chicken
and potatoes every Sunday for them. I may not be able to eat chicken and
potatoes again after this year. Lusi also brings us all different kinds of
Samoan food and I am starting to get cravings for certain foods. I also tried
banana pie this month. If you have never had it you should try it sometime it
is really good!
Lastly we said tofah to Joe. Joe was
one of our good friends on island. He spent a lot of time with us since we
arrived on island. He moved to the states to go live with his brother and get a
job. It has been quite entertaining listening to his comments about the states
because he has never been off island until now. He called the other day and
said that everywhere he looks he just sees buildings. He also went to Chuck-
E-Cheese and said that it was not that great. Lots of kids and screaming!
With
Love,
Abby
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