Back at it!

Well, Christmas break is officially over and school is back in session. This Christmas break was perfect I get to spend a week on the island and then traveled to another island called Western Samoa (WS). WS was a lot of fun I didn’t really plan out the trip I had a more lets just do it day by day plan. The hotel that I stayed at was really nice it would compare to a holiday inn in the states. A few of the highlights were:

1.                The To Sua Trench if you have never heard of it google it. It’s a one of the only ones you can find in the world. Its like a cave that you have to take small wooden ladder down to get too. The water is a mixture of freshwater and saltwater. So the water was actually pretty cold. You had to pay a small fee to enter the area but it was a beautiful garden filled with Samoan fales where we also ate our dinner overlooking the ocean!

2.     The market is very popular if you ask anyone they will all say go to the market. The market has so many cool things you can buy that are Samoan. I got lots of stuff there because it is cheaper there than it is in American Samoa.

3.     The island is a lot bigger. Like wow I felt like I was in the Dominican it was so big. It was filled with cows and horses. I get a little excited when I see farm animals because I have yet to see any here. So I really enjoyed driving through the mountains and looking at all the different animals and scenery. 

4.     The food was off the charts. They had so many restaurants to choose from. My favorite was the pizza but overall it was really good. We actually found another couple that the guy was Samoan and the girl was white. So for most of our meals we traveled around town to new restaurants. We found some really good places.

Today was our second day back to school. I was so excited to see all the kids again and they all said they missed school. Being home is boring they all told me. So we are half way through the school year already. I can’t believe. My students keep reminding me that June is not too far off. They also are quite excited to see my parents in February. They were counting how many days until they are here.

With Love,

Abby