Faiaoga ma Aoao Faatasi

Well, I have managed to get some pictures for you! (Breaking the rules to do it by the way) THIS is a WATERFALL. It is far more amazing in real life than in this photo, it is the direct water supply to the villagers.

I guess I should show the beach scenes, but honestly you've seen that before, and it is really like that - bluer than blue sparkly water, white sand, palm trees, islands in the distance. I always thought the photos you see were touched up - little bit of saturation, little bit of constrast and hey presto but no, I think it's more speccy in real life.

THIS is a sample of the work I am doing this week. Putting together a slide show right now called Taamilosaga o le Vai - CYCLE OF THE WATER.

I am learning Permy-speak in Samoan - very nice. My favourite phrase so far is pitu o le vaomatua - 'edge of the forest.'

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Or maybe taamilosaga o le vai i totonu o le laau.

Literal translation - 'cycle of the water through the tree' (closest we could get to 'transpiration').

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Above: Air is pushed upwards and compressed at the edge of the forest.

And in the cloud: Organic Particles combine with compressed water vapour to form clouds.

And maybe you can guess: molekule o le vai - water molecules, taapeape -spread out, putuputu faatasi - close together.

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This is one of the simplest slides, but it is this kind of work that I came for. I love it. Teaching and learning at the same time is the only way to live, in everything we do. This is my conclusion (and the title of my blog today)!

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So faiaoga ma aoao, baby, Fie-ah-onga, ma (sharp as in 'up')u'o-u'o!