Visit Samoa
Come and visit SamoaMr Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, will meet the Prime Minister and organise a supper in his honour. Tuilaepa will participate in the Pacific Islands Leader 8 Summit (PALM8) in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, on 18 and 19 May.
Live Heritage - Marcellin Collegium - A Visit to Samoa
In 2001, when I reached Samoa, my first feeling of the isle was the hot. I' ve seen many different towns and the villagers working there. I felt sorry for them, but it was their way of living and they seemed to be lucky men who led a lucky one.
It is very different from a New Zealand home. There' s a Fale Samoa open without gates or any window.
The Samoans do everything outside. For dinner the women of the town had a wonderful party for us. There was Lueau, Puaâa (pork) and other food from Samoa that I really liked. The Samoans attach great importance to praying. I used to play outside with my comrades on weekdays, except on Saturdays when we all had to help cleaning the hous.
I made her a Samoan sweater that I liked. My mum and dad and I took the Samoan coach to the town ( "Apia") one of them. They were playing Samoan tunes on the coach and the sound was noisy. Arriving in town, we went to the Saturday market to buy seafood, veggies and gifts such as collars and T-shirts for my New Zealand siblings.
You only have one McDonald's in Samoa. Buying groceries there is about three of the price it would cost in New Zealand. I' d rather be in Samoa than New Zealand because the local population is very welcoming and the way of life is more serene.
Only drawbacks were the stringent regulations that were required of us and that we were unable to talk and to comprehend the Samoan world. However, some things are better in New Zealand, like upbringing and the different times of year and because it is a larger place. My mother has been teaching me the Samoan languages since I returned to New Zealand.
I will be able to talk to my grandma one of these days when I return to Samoa.