My sincerest apologies for not writing a blog last month. I have been extraordinarily busy with work and vacationing.
My boss and friend John Womack recently departed the island. Naturally he departed as soon as the new employee got here which means that i effectively went from the rookie to the senior person in the office in the timespan of 1 year. Still not sure how that happened but alas. John moved off to Tennesse. Its too bad because i've never had a boss like him and i doubt i ever will.
I recently went on a trip to Independent Samoa for their 50th anniversary. It was crummy weather but i still really enjoyed myself. Alice and I decided to rent a car. It was a little awkward because it was a left hand drive car but people drive on the right side of the road there. Suffice it to say i drove into oncoming traffic a couple of times but thankfully, noticed before anything bad happened.
We got to go see UB40 who were brought down for the celebrations. It was kinda funny because this band is pretty old and if i was anywhere else in the world i probably would not have cared about UB40 playing close to me but because i am in Samoa and the slightest hint of celebrity here sends people into a frenzy, it was a super excited experience. I went with Alice, Lucy, Phil and little Albie but inevitably managed to run into a couple of other friends from Am Samoa. We danced the night away to hits such as Red, Red Wine, Kingston Town, and Way You Do The Things You Do. Good concert with proper lights and good sound, thankfully the weather cooperated that night as well.
We spent the remaining of the trip shopping and sightseeing, we went to the Sua trench. Which is essentially this hollowed out cave that is affected by the gigantic waves that pound the shore. You can lie back and let the current carry you back and forth through the trench, it really is quite beautiful, if not a little scary to get down to.
We wrapped up our trip on Monday and headed back to American Samoa, of course the plane was delayed about an hour and had to circle around the runway 2 times in order to find a suitable point to land.
It was a really good trip and i hope that i get to go back sometime soon.
That is all for now. Although i am getting kinda lonely here, would someone from the mainland hurry up and come visit me already, its been over a year now people!
