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Monthly Archives: April 2013
On U.S. Soil
Today, an article in our local newspaper cited the fact that Saipan was talked about in the Washington Post. I was immediately interested. Having grown up in the Washington metropolitan area, I consider the Washington Post “my newspaper” and will … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, beach road, commonwealth, government, island, newspaper, pictures, saipan, sunset, travel section, united states
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Living in a “forrest”
I figured out where I was going to be living very soon after I arrived in Saipan because of some unconventional living conditions that I found myself in upon my arrival. The first time I drove up to my current … Continue reading
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Tagged avocado tree, banana tree, beach, forest, garapan, jungle, papaya tree, rainbow, saipan, trees
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Marianas March Against Cancer
The Marianas March Against Cancer (MMAC) is an annual event reminiscent of what we call Relay for Life back in the States. The premise for that is that cancer never sleeps — so these events are usually continuous events overnight … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, CNMI, commonwealth, commonwealth cancer association, gratitude, island, jo, luminaries, marianas march against cancer, mmac, pediatrician, sunrise
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Flame Tree Arts Festival
This annual event in Saipan is one of the biggest events of the year. I got to visit and picked up some photo prints of panoramic views of Saipan from a photographer who is a retired surgeon who served Saipan … Continue reading
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Tagged "flame tree arts festilval 2013", aliling, art, arts, chamorro jewelry, CNMI, flame tree, island, job, northern marianas islands, pediatrician, pictures, saipan, spondylus, tourist
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Lao Lao Bay
Here are some recent pictures from Lao Lao Bay. I took some time to relax and think on a quick trip out to Lao Lao Bay — an area of the island I don’t visit often enough. Take time to … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, CNMI, gratitude, island, lao lao, lao lao bay, saipan, saipan beach, thinking
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Boston hitting home
I am grateful for the internet, CNN, facebook, google .. for keeping me connected to what is going on over in Boston. I don’t know that many people out there but there are so many ways that I can see … Continue reading
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Tagged boston, boston marathon, first responder, gratitude, hospital, job, leraning, marathon, pediatrician, running, saipan, thoughts
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Ocean swimming
(A recent sunset picture.. you can see the tiny sliver of moon appearing in the sky) I’ve been preparing a talk about sports medicine for work and have been thinking about my sports ‘career’ so far. I learned how to … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, flame tree, gratitude, island, ocean swim, pau pau beach, pictures, saipan, saipanda, swim, swimming, tourist
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Saipan, CNMI Map and Location
One of the things that people search for that leads to this blog most commonly is “saipan map” according to a little stat calculator from wordpress.com. This is totally not a surprise for me since I, like most, had no … Continue reading
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Tagged CNMI, cnmi map, commonwealth, geography, korea, map, map of cnmi, map of saipan, mariana islands, saipan, saipan distance from korea, saipan geography, saipan map
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Traffic and weather update
One of the many things that brings a smile to my face in the morning here in Saipan involves something totally mundane… the traffic and weather report. In the mornings on the way to work, I’ll turn on the radio … Continue reading
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Tagged beach road, CNMI, consistency, gratitude, guinness world record, hospital, island, job, saipan, traffic, weather
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Running around Saipan
When I initially was going to move here, a common question would be .. just how big is Saipan? I don’t know where I got the statistic from by I heard it was something like 14 miles x 4 miles … Continue reading
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Tagged beach road, capitol hill, gps, gps forerunner 210, gratitude, island, running, saipan
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