Weekend Adventure Highlights: Enjoying Freedom in Nature
A photo journal (and several video clips thanks to the iPhone live photo mode!) from last weekend's adventure to the Airport Tide Pools here in American Samoa. I was elated to find that we had a new federal holiday, and in honor of Juneteenth, I wanted to celebrate my...
Weekend Reel — Paddling in the Lagoon
It was a sunny day in mid-May. I had gotten up early and was feeling restless. I cleared the drying rack, washed the dishes, and worked on repotting some plants and mixing soil for the balcony garden. Ian and I chatted with his parents on FaceTime. Then it was high...
FAPAC ava ceremony demonstration
Some photos I snapped at a little gathering for the first American Samoa chapter of Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC). There was an ava ceremony demonstration, a taualuga by the cutest taupou, and of course, no event is without food in American Samoa!...
CAUGHT MY FIRST FISH ON THE POLE SPEAR: TIPS TO KNOW + LESSONS LEARNED
A couple weeks ago I caught my very first fish on my new JBL three-prong pole spear. I've been wanting to learn how to spearfish for a while now because I'm literally surrounded by ocean, and yet I've only ever bought fish at the store—sometimes locally caught fish,...
Breakfast at Sadies by the Sea
Enjoyed a mini staycation of sorts today with my Mr. — starting with breakfast at Sadies by the Sea for a full hotel getaway vibe without the expensive and uncomfortable hotel bed since we slept in our cozy bed vibe, y'know what I'm sayinnnn. 😉 We treated ourselves...
Camping and Snorkeling at Fagalua
Underwater scenes from Fagalua in American Samoa. A photo journal from a Fagalua camping trip in January 2021. Still in lockdown—borders closed—safely out of reach of COVID. It was a fun weekend adventure with friends in celebration of Ian's 30th(!!!) birthday — a...