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The Island Hopper to Micronesia

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Although the mission of the trip is to understand the situation of visually impaired students in Micronesia, I absolutely get the benefits of visiting these islands and enjoying the scenery. Our first destination on this trip was Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Getting to these islands is not simple.

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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. There, we talked to Rufino Mauricio, a senior official in the FSM and the co-author of an important book on Micronesian history.