Friday, August 7, 2015

We ventured to the south of the Island to Siumu to teach at the Palalaua college.  I heard from Bob Hayes that his son was in Siumu so I got his number from his zone leaders who were in the office last week with a tooth problem.  They told me he was a great elder.  He had been recently ill with Dengue fever, a mosquito bourne virus that makes on very ill.  I met up with him before the school gig.  He sure looks like his dad.  He talks so much like a Samoan I had to ask twice if he was an American.


The experience at the college was great.  After we taught, the students sang to us and performed the traditional slap dance.  Man, those kids can sing.  I have some great videos I'll have to show later.  for some reason I can't make them fly overseas.


Dr. Larsen's family was with us and they gave his grandaughter a lava lava and put flower leis around our necks and fed us lunch.  What a nice day.

We took the Olsen's to Sauniatu to see the David O McKay Fale and as we were walking around the village a lady came out and gave us some of their Sunday dinner.  They had cooked it in their Samoan oven (hot rocks covered in banana leaves.  It was delicious.  Really sweet people.

I'll leave you tonight with a few random photos including a ward party for fathers day.  Father's Day here is a national holiday and everything shuts down on Monday including our clinic.





2 comments:

  1. He really does look just like him. Happy Samoan Fathers Day! You are looking skinny and great!

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  2. Again, I can't believe how beautiful the people are. Maybe it's because they're all smiling and seem happy. You'll have to bring some of that home with you.

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