As most of you know, Matt and I stopped off in Samoa for two weeks to visit my friend Ralph. The moment you step off of the plane, even at 6:30 AM, the first things that hit you are the heat and the humidity. Our bags even had a layer of condensation on them from coming out of the cold airplane!
We made it through security and headed out into the Samoan morning, immediately I saw Ralph running towards us with the biggest grin on his face. He bought me a flower for my hair and Matt a shell necklace. We then headed off to Apia in a ride, only minutes before organized - the Samoan way! Ralph lives in a suburb of the capital, called Tulaele. His home is huge, with three living spaces, and a garden with coconut palms and chickens!
No rest for the wicked and we headed off to downtown Apia to check out the markets. Apia is just how what'd you'd expect of a south pacific capital - fantastic colors and smiling people, but also poverty and pollution. At the vegetable market Ralph introduced us to the local cuisine. Taro leaves filled with coconut cream and fish, and breadfruit, we were also introduced to a staple of Samoan life, fresh coconut milk.
All these new experiences were great but we quickly became exhausted, so after lunch we crashed out at Ralph's, while he went back to the airport to pick up Dave.
That night we feasted on coconut Thai curry, with homemade coconut cream - more on that next post!
Gretchen
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