Canoe Collage
An unexpected benefit of the project is that the older craftsmen are able to teach all the skills necessary to the next entire...
Samoa Update
All trees chopped down and moved to the finishing area in the village. (Canoe total: 16) Six canoes finished, awaiting outriggers and...
Delivering the Fishing Kits
Salea’a’umau village. When we think of fishing we usually imagine someone casting a line into the water and reeling in their catch. ...
Samoa, Matafa'a Update
Matafa’a canoe project update: All but one tree chopped down and moved to the finishing area in the village. (Canoe total: 16) One tree...
Stalking Big Game
Matafaa, Samoa, 3-24-12 what you can't see in this picture is that it is pounding rain! Finding a big tree to turn into a canoe is like...
The Miracle of the Multiplying Fishing Nets
Salea’a’umua, Samoa, 3-16-12 Meeting up with Nanai from the Community Centered Sustainable Development Project (CCSDP) to visit the...
Got Machete?
The morning light creeps down the steep verdant hills behind the village as the sun rises in the east. Already, I can hear the sound of...
I Shall Return
Matafaa from across the bay As I drive around the lush southwest corner of the island and toward the village of Matafaa, the road...
Thanksgiving Life 2011
I hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving. . As I reflected on my life, I felt gratitude for my family and friends, and all the...
MicroAid Repairs the Thaya Family Home — 2010
MicroAid provided windows and doors to two tsunami families who, after their homes were washed away, were just handed money to rebuild....
