Samoas A Tricky Place

So, Matthew and I have learned there are a lot of tricks to living in Samoa. If you know all the tricks then living here will be a breeze. For example, if you want fresh produce, the trick is to know when the shipment comes in and go shopping that day. Easy enough. Or if you want to pay a reasonable price for items the trick is to know which markets to go to to get it. For example, at one store Matthews maple syrup is $2.50 at another store the exact same bottle is $7.50.

On the passenger side of our car, to open the door you have to use the handle on the outside or, if the window is up you can lift up on the lock and the handle at the same time and after 5-6 tries you'll get it open. The trick to driving in samoa is a swerving wave motion to dodge all the potholes. Don't worry, it doesn't matter what side you're on because the person coming towards you is on your side of the road doing the same thing.

The trick to turning on lights in samoa is to flip the switch and then go about your business. When the light starts to dimly flicker all you have to do is throw a rag at it and it will come on full power. We learned that this was everyday knowledge and not just at our house when the neighborhood kids started coming over and already knew the trick.

The trick to getting clear-er water out of the tap is to turn it on in the morning and wait a few minutes for the water to start flowing. Then you leave it running till it's stopped running murky brown and it should be clear-er the rest of the day.

The trick to not having bugs in your Food is to keep EVERYTHING in the fridge or freezer. The trick to staying sane is to go to the beach often. The trick to being happy is being with the one you love and the trick to loving Samoa is having AMAZING friends that make all the other tricks worth it.