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Reflections on Micronesia

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Micronesia left quite an impression on me. It's great to go to completely different places, spending time learning about history, politics, issues and culture from new perspectives. Apparently, typhoons are a big deal in Micronesia. Micronesia is hard to sum up in a few words. It's incredibly beautiful.

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The Island Hopper to Micronesia

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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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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.