Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2008

I'm on an exciting trip to places I've never been before! 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. As a history buff, I didn't know the new names for some of these places.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

The state is bankrupt, and the soaring price of fuel has crimped travel in an place where motor boats are the most effective means of transportation. We were given a bunch of books created by teachers in Chuukese, and got to meet one of the authors, Johndy Nakamura. The government offices we visited were without electrical power.

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