Mawar: my story of the super typhoon that hit Guam
We lost power hours ago, and I only realized we lost water too when I woke up at 12 am to pee. I thought that by now the worst of…
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…
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…
Guam regional mass transit social experiment
#MassTransit Social Experiment. #Guam has one of the highest motor vehicles per capita. To live in a cleaner future, mass transit needs to be reliable and our default.I will be…
Guam mass transit: Riding the bus
Every day from Tuesday through Thursday, I need to be at the University of Guam by 8:00 am. Every Tuesdays and Thursdays I start my internship with UOG Sea Grant…
Community: Circular Food System
Between the 1950s and 2018, the population of homo sapiens increased three-fold, from 2.5 billion to over 7.5 billion (Roser). In less than a hundred years, we managed to eradicate smallpox, improve our drainage systems and electrify cities throughout the night- a…
Research: Trellis Project
About 12,000 years ago, farming was ‘invented’ (History, 2019). One could reasonably assume that 12,000 years is enough time for civilization to master the techniques of agriculture and develop technologies…