Last entry now everyone, this is my time in Samoa. I'll have the 15th July again as we crossed the dateline so gained a day. when I write my entries for NZ i wont have the 23rd for the same reason. Hope I haven't bored you all too much! Love and miss you all Vicky xx xxx xx Tuesday 15th July Apia Samoa Arrived late in Samoa, once at our hostel w...

We left Tonga on a Tuesday and eighty minutes later arrived in Samoa on Monday. That on arrival the people of Samoa gave us back a day we'd already lived was a wonderful gesture, and it became clear we were going to get along with them swimmingly. The 17 islands which constitute Western Samoa lie a few miles to the east of the international date...

My volunteer friend Jani before she left Samoa assisted a number of Samoans in starting the Samoa AIDS Foundation. How proud she would have been this Friday night to see their first major benefit in Samoa. And Samoa's first major fashion show. Sure, I hear fashion shows have been done before here but not like this. The who's who of Samoa were ou...

It gets old selecting "Samoa, Western" and having to type "Apia" every entry now. It's where I am for the next 21 months though, so I should get used to it. Since my last entry I have confirmed a plane ticket home next month already. I will be flying Air New Zealand direct to Los Angeles on the morning of December 23rd, and then on to San Franci...