SamoaSamoa: WT Slumber Party & Island Drive

We finally were able to invite the WorldTeach crew out to our house for a slumber party! Ethan and I left work at 1pm on Friday to buy groceries and prepare our taco feast. A group of 14 friends made it out for a chill night at the Fa’ilolo Fale. The highlights of the evening were some scrumptious tacos and brownies (courtesy of Rosa), a few rounds of Catch Phrase on the beach, and watching the boys slave over a fire for 2 hours.... between the wind and wet wood, the bonfire was not a huge success. Most everyone stayed over as we converted the house into a little hotel. Beds, cots, or foam mats for all! Alision and Rosa cooked up some french toast with cinnamon apples for breakfast. I love having people around who know how to cook!

After a delightfully sunny morning of swimming, hammock hanging, or hiking, the crew packed up and headed for a WT softball game at Leone High School. Ethan and I decided to enjoy the beautiful weather by taking an island drive. Sunny skies and blue water made for some excellent pictures. We also stopped by a fruit stand for a cold coconut and mini-bananas before heading up the mountain to the village of Aoloau (Oww- low-oww), aka Alaska. We found an amazing burned down/abandon house with a perfect look out point on the edge of the mountain. All that remained was the foundation and arched windows! Spectacular view! We drove through the village with its noticeably cooler air, and received “hellos” and shouts of “palagi! palagi!” You don’t drive through Aoloau by accident, so strangers (especially white strangers) are easy to pick out.

French toast + sunny day drive = perfect Saturday!