Island Life

Its been six weeks since I posted last and a lot of things have come to pass. A Tsunami of things, no pun intended for those of you who know my ties to Pago Pago.

Pago Pago. Its sounds so remote. So distant and romantic in a sense. And distant it is.. a whole different world that somehow syncs with ours just not as frequently as the rest of the planet.

Time is different there. Its slower. I swear it is. Blackberry? Multiple Blackberries?!? lol Hardly. If you have more than dial up internet access, youre operating in the lap of luxury.

Speed is a relative term there. I mean the speed limit on the entire island is only 25 mph and yet, they will ticket you for speeding on their one little road. There are no Starbucks there and yet they have two Mickey D's. Individual restaurants are circumspect at best for quality. You could really get a grayish piece of lemon meringue pie freshly baked if you just order it.

I think the thing I found most surprising (which might seem funny that I didnt think of it) but it was milk. That white liquid we're raised on.. and No, I dont mean seminal fluid. Its not milk like you think of - hell, it doesnt even need refrigerated. Its a long life milk made to be able to arrive in good condition on the boats. There arent cows there (where you would you put them afterall?).. So all the beef is shipped in as well.

A 12 pack of diet coke is over eight bucks.

Really, you could think what a miserable existence, yes?

Maybe not so much.

Its forever changed me. Things I gave a high priority in life before now seem small. I've only bought one pair of shoes this entire year a pair of galoshes at that. I see everything in relation to how it would survive there.

Time here is so quick. I dont enjoy it. There, things are so slow.. you have no choice but to take each day for all its worth.

On that island, I felt alive. Here, I feel like I live to work and function like a bee in a hive.

I want to live in a way that I remember each day as a singular gift. Not as a collision of moments blended together with a start and an end and maybe a lunch break in between.