American Samoa

Floris van Breugel on February 9th, 2012

Approximately 3,500 years ago, a group of hardy sea-faring individuals arrived at the remote island chain we now know as Samoa by way of clever navigation using the stars, ocean currents, weather phenomena, bird migrations, and no doubt a huge amount of luck. According to oral accounts Samoa is the center of Polynesia, and it …Read the Rest…

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Floris van Breugel on January 15th, 2012

Those of you that follow my blog regularly will recall that about two months ago I mentioned I would be headed to American Samoa for 3 weeks to help a friend with his coral bleaching project on Tutuila. Well, I’m here! I’ve been baking in the sun for about a week now, and am currently …Read the Rest…

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