Life in Pohnpei Continues...

Here are the latest pictures from the beautiful island of Pohnpei.
Enjoy!

-Carrie and Thomas

The view from our host family's land

A local (imported from Asia) water buffalo

The local bakery where our host mom, Rihner, works for extra income. They make donuts, rolls, bread, and more--working until 2 am, deliveries around the island happen between 7 and noon.

There may not be large mammals on the island but the size of the snails is pretty impressive.


One of our students, Salter, takes us a hike to see volcanic overflows and WWII battle ruins.


Hallways--Pohnpeian style (outside with an awning to keep off the rain)


Our campus' restroom--always locked with the key often missing. We've found we wait until after school is over to hydrate ourselves each day. :(

The site for the eventual secondary school library; with 9 classes and 200+ students a day, it will take a while before we can finish it.


Our senior classroom lending library (to help students get ready for their English reading/writing college entrance exam).

Our host family's home with "Tiger" in the foreground
(we hope they don't eat him before we leave!)

Celebrating the rare arrival of a vegetable shipment to the island (celery, tomatoes, even lettuce!)

Practicing Flute (the music stand is a discarded refrigerator)


Filtering drinking water; all water is pumped to homes straight from the river. When it rains, the water turns brown with all the sediment run-off.

A local elementary school gardening project.

The first time our the borrowed school bus got stuck on our World Teach 7 Waterfalls Hike

Hikin' As A Group (all 10 volunteers showed up despite the downpour)

Nearin' the end of the hike (quite wet... but it was fun, anyway)


One of the "7 waterfalls," about 70 ft tall with a great swimming hole at the bottom.