Welcome Back!

The weekend after I arrived back on the Rock we WorldTeachers had our mid-service evaluation. I was kind of bummer because as it was the first weekend back I really wanted to just hang out and maybe do some snorkeling, but we survived anyways. On Friday we decided to stop by a party that A guy named JR was having (refer to post) to show off his new paintings. His family's last party for Raj's mom was really fun so we didn't want to miss out on this. When we arrived the place was pretty full of people and paintings and we chatted with Jr for a while about his paintings and then continued to mingle with other folks there. We ended up enjoying most of the night chilling at an outside table on the porch with some drinks and appetizers (his kids and grandkids came around with trays of snacks, interesting…). We ended the night with a trip to Malio Mai, the bar with a beach, just to kick back and enjoy the warm island night.

Saturday I very grudgingly headed to the mid-service thingy at the library with Thanh, but the day turned out alright. The paperwork wasn't too bad, and the picnic we had was decent food and a spectacular view. The picnic spot was a national park site that has an old military gun (a big one) that you get to by taking a 15 minute hike up the mountain on the side of the road that overlooks the ocean on one side, and Pago Pago Harbor on the other side. Awesome!

After lunch Thanh, Julia and I met up with Taylor for a trip to Airport Beach for a little snorkeling. It took too long to get there so the tide was high, the wind had picked up and visibility wasn't great but it was still better than nothing. After some time in the water we just chatted while drying off on the rocks before heading back to the car to meet people for some Chinese food dinner. Sunday dawned and I was completely engrossed by the Packer's game which I listened to online and ended up being one of the most stressful and nail biting games I have even experienced. And I couldn't even see it! Oh well… It struck me as strange though, to think that the next Packer game I see I will be back in Erie for good. I have a feeling that this spring (ok fall here I guess…) is going to fly by.

Art and a Cannon