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MARCH 8, 2008

Micronesia left quite an impression on me. Apparently, typhoons are a big deal in Micronesia. I first tried the fresh version, and found it unpalatable (pictures above). There were court battles over fuel deals, and I was told that Chuuk State's financial problems was limiting access to fuel. It's incredibly beautiful.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 5, 2008

The final stop for my Micronesia trip was Guam, a U.S. The centerpiece of the meeting on Guam was the first leadership meeting of the Pacific Consortium for Instructional Materials Accessibility Project, or Pacific CIMAP for short. Guam has a huge American military presence: the armed forces control about a third of the island.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2008

The main goal of visiting Micronesia is for me to gain a real-world perspective on schools and books for students with disabilities. The picture from above shows its site: it's on the waterfront across the main harbor. We took lots of pictures of the textbooks. Instead of windows, they have heavy screens.

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