Samoa

Samoa was really amazing and there was so much that happened that there is no way that I could express it all in a blog so I am just going to hit the highlights. Our group got to Apia (the capital city of Western Samoa) and we spent two days there. We went on a hike in a torrential downpour, but that honestly made it so much more fun. We also spent a lot of time at the market getting lava lavas (a wrap that males and females have to wear that goes past your knees at all times) and souvenirs’.

Then we went Safua (a village on the island of Savaii), we stayed at a hotel were the rooms were traditional style huts called Falas. The food was great and the people were amazing. While there we took tours to lava fields, a waterfall and swimming hole, rainforests, and the most westerly point. All of which were amazing!

Our last four days were spent in Fanga village with host families. Each of us had such different experiences based on the level of English the families new and their wealth. The hardest part for me was the food, it is no wonder Samoan people are known for their size because the staples were: top ramin, hot dogs, spam, deep fried pancake batter balls, and coconuts. But our family did speak very good English and we were able to spend more time with them than the other groups because of that. That’s definitely the short version but I hope that it gives some idea of what we were able to do.