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    • Waterfall Hike

    • Waterfall Hike

    • Volunteers; terrain

    • A favorite activity of Volunteers in-country was the waterfall hike at Lalo Talie led by Olsen. The hike took us up the river and past (or over) 13 waterfalls. Faleaseela, Samoa. 2008.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Waterfall Hike

    • Waterfall Hike

    • Volunteers; terrain

    • A favorite activity of Volunteers in country was the waterfall hike at Lalo Talie led by Olsen. The hike took us up the river and past (or over) 13 waterfalls. Faleaseela, Samoa. 2008.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tsunami

    • Tsunami

    • Natural disasters; Terrain

    • September 29, 2009 a tsunami hit the south side of our island, Upolu. Cale and I joined other volunteers and the Red Cross the next morning to search for bodies in an utterly devastate landscape. We also made a trip to the south side the following...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Siva Afi

    • Siva Afi

    • Ceremonies; Host community friends; Traditional dress

    • Samoan Fire Knife Dancing. We were lucky enough to be in country for both the 7th and 8th Annual International Siva Afi competitions. Apia, Samoa
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Siva Afi

    • Siva Afi

    • Ceremonies; Host community friends; Traditional dress

    • Samoan Fire Knife Dancing. We were lucky enough to be in country for both the 7th and 8th Annual International Siva Afi competitions. Apia, Samoa
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Siapo Artisan

    • Siapo Artisan

    • Artisans; Host community; Traditional dress

    • Siapo (or tapa) is a cloth made from the bark of mulberry trees and painted in traditional Samoan motifs. This artisan had just completed this custom siapo for Peace Corps Volunteer Erik Martin to commemorate the completion of his service....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Savalivali

    • Savalivali

    • Host community friends; Traditional dress; Terrain

    • "Savalivali means go for a walk." This is a line from a song taught to us by our language trainers. These village children are walking back from a hydro-electric plant. They play in the run-off as if it were a water park. Lalomauga, Samoa. 2007.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Samoan Scrabble

    • Samoan Scrabble

    • Games; Host community

    • Peace Corps Volunteer Cale Reeves plays a Samoan version of Scrabble with his host mother, Va'ai. He made the board from a sheet of newsprint, the tiles from a square wooden dowel, and the pouch from a scrap of fabric provided by his host mother, a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Samoan Independence Day

    • Samoan Independence Day

    • Host community; Traditional dress; Ceremonies

    • Students of Laumua o Punaoa dressed in traditional wear (though made out of modern materials) to perform at the Independence Day celebration in June 2009.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Samoa Embassy Staff: Fourth of July

    • Samoa Embassy Staff: Fourth of July

    • Ceremonies; Host community friends;

    • Samoan staff members of the US Embassy in Apia Samoa lower the American flag at nightfall on the Fourth of July during the Independence Celebrations hosted by the US Embassy. July 4, 2008. Apia, Samoa.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Replacement Oven

    • Replacement Oven

    • Housing; Volunteers

    • The oven in the kitchen of the Peace Corps office broke and was removed. One industrious volunteer fabricated this replacement. Apia, Samoa. 2009.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Sister

    • Host Sister

    • Host families; Children

    • Our host sister, Claire, is ready to attend the Mother's Day Celebration at church. Lalomauga, Samoa. May 2008
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gathering Mangos

    • Gathering Mangos

    • Host families; housing; traditional dress; Children; Volunteers

    • Volunteer Cale Reeves and his host brothers and sisters gather mangos thrown down by his host father in the tree above them. Lalomauga. 2007
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Culture Day

    • Culture Day

    • Ceremonies; Food and meals; Host community friends

    • Every two years the Samoan Methodist Schools from both islands come together to celebrate all things Samoan Culture. Here a student makes coconut cream. Faleula, Samoa. 2009.
    • Volunteer Photos

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