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MARCH 5, 2008

The final stop for my Micronesia trip was Guam, a U.S. Arriving on Guam felt like coming back to the United States, although it's more like Hawaii than the mainland! Guam has a huge American military presence: the armed forces control about a third of the island. The military and tourism are Guam's two big industry.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 8, 2008

Micronesia left quite an impression on me. Apparently, typhoons are a big deal in Micronesia. Guam has special building codes for typhoons, kind of like California's earthquake-inspired building codes. But the dried version I had on Guam was better, and gives you a warm feeling. It was kind of tannic and bitter.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2008

She has also made Micronesia her professional mission focus. She's even been to Pingelap with Mary Kidd from Guam, taking the ship Micro Glory for 24 hours, sleeping on a straw mat on one of the upper decks. Donna asks about his language development, and finds out that he had a fair number of single words.

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