As an election official
My day started the night before. I ironed my clothes and set them aside so that I wouldn’t have needed to wake up an hour earlier just to find the perfect fit.…
Short-read: Feelings
We don’t spend enough thought into processing our own feelings and understanding how they impact us, as an individual and us, as a community. I spent the early part of my life listening to authority and believing that authority…
the guam recovery
Tourism is dead, and that’s ok. As the world continues to change right before our eyes and with the continued scale back of many in the hospitality industry, Guam must realize sooner than later that trying…
Anti-military as a military dependent
Trying to figure out who I am and who I want to be has been an upward battle with understanding the privilege of not having to worry about insurance, education…
dear belau
Dear Belau Dear Belau, They say that our life is important, that they care and that they are listening. But somewhere along their words, there is a hidden meaning. “We care, but only so that tourists don’t look at it. We…
plants for rehoming
A few weeks ago, I planted a whole bunch of herb, vegetable and flower seeds, and Mother Nature was able to provide me an overabundance of cilantro, basil and cucumbers.…
Inafa’maolek in the Midst of COVID-19
Yesterday afternoon, the Government of Guam confirmed the first three cases of Covid-19 on island. Covid-19 headlines have circulated on social media for weeks, and stores have since been rationing cleaning supplies…
Guam’s Plastic Bag Ban
Public law 34-110, also known as the ‘Plastic Bag Ban,’ sponsored by Senator Regine Biscoe Lee and passed by the 34th Guam legislature, is seriously flawed. Language in the law allows for plastic bags that are identified to…
Caring for the planet is not just for ‘nice guys’
We have many issues on Guam that need critical attention and support. Here are a few from the top of my head: -the lack of environmental education -invasive species -erosion…
Community: Halloween litterbugs
All the items I picked up +1 from a neighbor Every Halloween, my neighborhood is flooded with trick-or-treaters, and every year there seems to be more and more people trick-or-treating.…