Pago Pago

Day 1: Dear Journal, I just woke up and I'm so tired, but my adrenaline is starting to kick in for the amazing trip ahead of me. I can't wait to get on the plane and start my adventure to The National Park of American Samoa. My mom and dad are taking me for a family vacation. Our plane leaves at 5:00 am headed to Australia because there are no direct flights to American Samoa. The plane ride is 16 hours and when we get there it will be 9:00 pm in the USA but 5:00 am in Australia. Its going to

For my Cultural Encounter Project, I had the pleasure of visiting The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida. The museum was founded in 1958 by Ninah Cummer, who had a very nice art collection in her home. The Cummer Museum is built on the site of Arthur and Ninah Cummer’s home and is considered the largest fine arts museum in northeast Florida. The museum has a permanent collection of more than 5,000 objects from various points in history, and the historic gardens have many statues

Samoan people have been migrating to the United States and other parts of the world seeking jobs, furthering their education and most especially finding a better future for their families. Even though they do not want to leave the island, it’s the love for the family wanting them to have a better life, it is the strive for a good education so that they may one day return home and serve its people in whatever field they majored in after graduating from college. Some would choose to stay and work overseas

call is an initial sales call to try and start multiple business relationships with different retailers and wholesalers who are interested in selling lollipops. Customer Profile And Planning Sheet: 1. Shalhout & Sons Retail P.O. Box 4761 Pago Pago, AS 96799 www.shalhoutretail.com Business Type: Retail Buyer: Mr. Said Shalhout (Owner) 2. TMC Wholesale

It’s been said, “Behind every cloud, there is a rainbow.” To most, living on a tropical island sounds like paradise or something out of a dream. People often fantasize about tropical islands filled with warm breezes, swaying coconut trees, sandy beaches, and exotic animals. Unfortunately I know that those dreams are not an accurate reflection of most tropical islands. I know because when I was six years old my parents decided that our family of five should become missionaries in the South Pacific

chart plotter, radar, depth sounder and all their wind instruments died? We headed to Pago Pago, American Samoa on the island of Tutuila and what we found in this small U.S. territory was more than just a one-stop, get-in-get-out provisioning depot. Despite warnings from friends that the littered anchorage and the smelly canneries were offensive, we marveled at the curvature of green, cascading rainforest hugging Pago Pago's harbor. Being nature lovers, we tapped into American Samoa's motherload. We

Our need for energy is constantly growing; to fill this need we have turned to inexpensive, copious, and inefficient sources of energy such as coal and oil. Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands are beginning to use renewable energy sources in an effort to protect the Galapagos from the dangers of fossil fuels. Ecuador’s and the Galapagos use of wind, solar, and biofuels in the place of fossil fuel help reduce the use of coal and oil energy in boats, cars, and generators. Ecuador and the Galapagos plans

It was a seven hour flight to get from New York City to Guayaquil, Ecuador. After going through customs I was finally greeted by my colleague, whom I would be working on this research with. Our flight to the Galapagos was not until the next day so we decided to rent a car to take a small trip to a different island, off the coast of Ecuador. Before setting off on our journey I took my colleague to Parque de Iguanas. This is a very common tourist attraction because of how up close and personal you

Speciation accounts for the remarkable biological diversity found on earth. However, it has been extremely difficult to conclusively demonstrate in mockingbirds. Remote oceanic islands have long been recognized as natural models for the study of evolutionary processes involved in diversification and speciation. Their remoteness and susceptibility to catastrophic disturbances by invasive species provide opportunities for colonization and divergence of populations through isolation, making islands

Hawaiian population through disease and destroyed their religion and culture. In 1898, a disputed annexation of Hawaii was confirmed to restore a dwindling situate in the sugar trade. America wrested a treaty from the Samoa establishing Samoan island Pago Pago as an American naval base. Disputes arose with Great Britain and Germany who also held treaties with Samoa, but the nations agreed to allocate powers. The United States’ disposition on the islands was focused on their own benefit, never attempting