11/2/98
Talofa lava
Hi all-
Last day in Samoa. It has been strictly amazing.
Inexpensive and amazingly enjoyable. When we first
got here we thought this would be one of those
places everyone asks you if you can help them get to
america ... hardly. Life is good, land is plentiful,
the weather is great, there is no violence and
families
are great. We spent 5 days way out on the NW corner
of Savaii, the larger, less populated island.
We had gas lanterns for light at night and all water
was caught on the roofs. A bus went by one way
at 5am and the other around 1pm. It was so quiet and
great. The family we stayed with suggested we
come back and live anywhere out on their beach front
property. We are talking million dollar
property if it were stateside and they have so much
we could just build a fale (Samoan house)
wherever we wanted.
Lots to say, but email is too expensive here. Jules
and I are great. We leave for Aukland tomorrow.
We leave here 6am tuesday and land there around 10am
Wednesday, losing a whole day in effect.
We'll write more from there.
Regrards to all,
Ted & Julie
tedinasia@hotmail.com
10/14/98
Hello Everyone!
Greeting from beautiful Samoa.
We arrived one week ago and have enjoyed nothing but beautiful beaches,
great Samoan people, lush hillsides and great food. Once we got out of
Apia - which though the capitical city is a pleasant small town free of
traffic, garbage and hustlers - we have been sleeping beside the beach
in pleasant little houses called fales. We even went out to a small
island for a night where it was just Julie, myself, and the couple that
lived out there.
This morning we took the 5:30 bus back from the beaches we were in
(Lalomanu - on the South Western corner of the Upolo island for those
with maps), returned to Apia, where we are emailing and then we will go
to the ferry on the north western corner of Upolo and boat over to
Savai'i (pronouched like Hawaii), where we will see a much more
traditional Samoa. There are also giant dormant volcanoes and complete
with massive lava fields, waterfalls that go right into the ocean, ocean
caves where the water blows higher than anywhere in the world, and from
the north west corner of the island you are so close to the
international date line that they say you can throw a coconut into
tomorrow (I'd think you need a cannon, but I'll try). Samoa, they say,
is the county closest to the international date line so they are
planning a big party as here will be the last place on earth it is still
the 20th century.
Jules and I are great. Calling internationally isn't going so well, so
if you don;t hear from us while we are on Savaii (maybe 14 days) please
do not worry. Everything is great, most people speak english and
everyone is real helpful and concerned.
Mom & Family: I miss you all very much. I hope grandma is not having
such a horrible time. I hope she has been able to come home.
Have a great week everyone
Ted
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10/3/98
A Farewell Message From Ted
Hello and goodbye-
I wish everyone a good fall, winter, spring.
While travelling I will be checking the following email:
tedinasia@hotmail.com
Please send any non-crap/spam/lists there and I'll get back to you at
the next internet connection we find.
We are also going to be sending narratives back to the US that are going
to be compiled into a website. We're gonna try and get pictures back and
send updates at least once a week. The URL is
http://www.thehipster.com/youcantoo
Before I go I'll leave you all with some historical fodder for thought:
The last time I went to Asia, I left the county in September of 1994.
Mosaic and formatted text/image transfer was just gaining a user-base
among internet hobbyists. By the time I returned 11 months later in
August of 1995, Netscape was going public and the WWW was a household
word.
Be great and go strong!
Ted
tedinasia@hotmail.com
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