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Altar of Globalization
There are parallel and sometimes conflicting legal systems in Samoa: the state system and the local matai (chief) system. The state system being a relatively recent incarnation and the matai system … more »
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Altar of Globalization
nicholaswclark wrote 2 months ago: There are parallel and sometimes conflicting legal systems in Samoa: the state system and the local … more »
Top Ten List
nicholaswclark wrote 2 months ago: It seems to be a requisite duty of a Fellow to provide the “You know you’re in…whe … more »
Two Near Identical Conversations
nicholaswclark wrote 3 months ago: In the right place at the right time, I had the great fortune to meet the Deputy Prime Minister of S … more »
The True Mission
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nicholaswclark wrote 3 months ago: Many Westerners come to Samoa and quickly make one of two judgments: all Samoans are poor OR no Samo … more »
'Agressive Friendliness'
nicholaswclark wrote 3 months ago: I heard the claims before I arrived: “Samoans are exceptionally friendly.” It sounded simple eno … more »
How a Skill Becomes a Loan Becomes a Business
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nicholaswclark wrote 4 months ago: I’ve decided to provide a pictorial representation of the loan steps for SPBD. I’ll use … more »
Talofa from Samoa
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nicholaswclark wrote 4 months ago: Greetings, friends and strangers. I’ll be spending the next 3 months in Samoa providing you wi … more »
What I learned
Shane wrote 7 months ago: It was 3 months ago that I stepped off the plane and into the tropical Samoan rain. It seems those s … more »
The SPBD Awards Ceremony and Parade
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Shane wrote 8 months ago: Every year, SPBD holds an event to celebrate its clients. An award ceremony is usually held to recog … more »
Beneath Samoa's tranquil surface
Shane wrote 9 months ago: After tossing out some statistics on the poverty situation in Samoa in my first entry, I think I’m … more »
First post from Samoa
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Shane wrote 10 months ago: Talofa! I can hardly believe that I am writing this from Samoa, the “Treasured Islands of the Sout … more »
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