Folderblog 3 http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/ Recently posted images en Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:36:29 -0800 chad@nonstatement.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/image/kidscanoe/
The children here are amazing. I've seen them entertain themselves for hours playing a game using bottle caps of various sizes. This is an example of that, a canoe made of tin roofing. They take this thing a mile out to sea sometimes, and I've had people tell me stories of visiting the next-door island in one of these, braving the huge tidal and rip currents that run between the islands. Awesome. ]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:29:34 -0800 http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/image/fiuliuyach/
I took this picture on approach on PMA on our way in. This is Falalop, home sweet home, finally. To give you an idea of scale, that landing strip on the right is 3000 feet long. ]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:28:59 -0800 http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/image/tamingofthepig/
Our family recently acquired a piglet, which was found roaming the island. Needless to say, it was wild and hated being handled. To tame them, they are taken out to the ocean and repeatedly thrown into the ocean, whereupon they swim back and are thrown back out, until they are just too tired to fight. It seems to work pretty well; just two weeks later and the pig follows Amie (on the left, doing the throwing) around like a dog. It's really rather entertaining. ]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:24:23 -0800 http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/image/pma/
This is the main mode of transportation between Yap and the outer islands, a 9 seat Beechcraft twin-engine plane operated by Pacific Missionary Aviation. This thing brings in supplies (seen on the left), and unsuspecting and suspecting visitors to the islands, seen right. I thoroughly enjoyed the burgers seen on the left. ]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:19:55 -0800 http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/image/diversity/
Diversity can extend all the way to choices of drinking vessels. Took this during our swear-in celebration, the day we actually became volunteers. Yes, that is a coffee pot in the middle. ]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:15:36 -0800 http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/image/stormscoming/
I apparently cropped this too wide... :p. This is a typical South Pacific storm; you can see it coming for dozens of miles. The weather and clouds really have a way of making you feel tiny when they come rolling in, because they are just so epic and huge. It's awesome, and this time of year, pretty predictable. It rains mostly at night and in the early morning and evening, so it creates wonderfully cool, windy nights. Perfect hammock weather. ]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:12:28 -0800 http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/image/claminhiding/
Took this while snorkeling out in Yap, in a Marine Protected Area. I'm pretty sure this is a Tridacna maxima, but I'm not sure as to what the coral is, most likely Acropora. This was taken in a pretty turbid area, so there is some sloughing taking place on the middle-upper right, also explains the buildup of sand and particulates. ]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:09:46 -0800 http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/image/lorryinmwarmwar/
Or, for those who prefer it, a lei. Taken during the thank-you dinner for host familes in Pohnpei during phase 1 training. ]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:02:12 -0800 http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/image/canoebuilding/
I realize this is out of order, but this was taken in Yap during phase II training. These guys here are carving out the outside of a traditional canoe hull, and the guy partially obscured on the left in the blue shirt is one of the only guys left on Yap proper who knows how to make it. They use mahogany which grows all over the island, and it takes about 6 months from start to finish. Pretty cool to see in progress. The hairy, shirtless guy on the right is Joe, and behind him is Tori, both Yap state volunteers. ]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:01:43 -0800 http://nonstatement.com/photoblog/fb.php/image/localskills/
Alright, I admit: I look pretty typically "American" here too. It's a Peace Corps enforced training uniform; dress pants, collared shirt etc. In Pohnpei, I rediscovered my love of sugar cane, which is what I am cutting here. ]]>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:54:15 -0800