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Reflections on Micronesia

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Micronesia left quite an impression on me. Apparently, typhoons are a big deal in Micronesia. Micronesia is hard to sum up in a few words. It's great to go to completely different places, spending time learning about history, politics, issues and culture from new perspectives. Waste disposal is hard on these tiny islands.

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Visiting Schools in Pohnpei

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The main goal of visiting Micronesia is for me to gain a real-world perspective on schools and books for students with disabilities. This was a big relief, since we would be responsible for making sure these books are accessible to disabled students in Micronesia. The books were by major publishers that I recognized.

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Meeting Key Leaders in Pohnpei (including the Governor!)

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The Federated States of Micronesia has its capital on Pohnpei (it's one of four states in the FSM), so we met with both leaders from the federal FSM government as well as from Pohnpei State. We met with him in the Micronesian Library of Congress, which was full of interesting content. Our main host was Carlina Henry, who was terrific.