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Palauan dancers, Palau, by Kimberly Collins Jermain
Chamorro dancers, Guam, by visitguam
The “Betty” Bomber is a Japanese Navy bomber that was a technological game-changer for Japan during WW2. This particular airplane was claimed by the Pacific over seventy years ago - photo taken at Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia
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#TahitianProverb “Catch the bird but watch for the wave”
In the islands of the Pacific Ocean, we dance with our hips, hands, and body language. Stories of old are shared in the motion of our hips as they sway like the waves of the seas or with our hands and legs to demonstrate a legend of old. Come children, listen to our stories. Look up to the sky and dream but don’t forget to watch the waves also. #MondayProverbs #Storytelling #LessonsLearned #Tahiti #Samoa #Tonga #Aotearoa #island_Girls_rock #Life #IslandLiving #Rarotonga #Guam #Fiji #Micronesia #Polynesia #Melanesia #Pasefika
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#WednesdayFinancialFeature A Goal means nothing if not backed by a plan of action , a plan of action means nothing without a schedule , a schedule means nothing without a why……so what is your why?
* Start with your Whys.
Why do you do what you do every day?
What motivates you?
What is your Vision statement?
* Write your plan of Action
List the Steps needed to achieve your Vision.
Do what makes you uncomfortable
Work! Nothing can compensate for Work.
Work Smarter not harder.
Stretch yourself!
Step out of Comfort Zone
* EACH WEEK Schedule your time.
Map out what will happen each hour of your day.
Work Efficiently.
Prioritize your tasks.
Read 7 habits of Highly Effective people and develop these great habits! #Island_Girls_Rock #TheMoreYouKnow #KnowledgeIsPower #Dream #Vision #Samoa #Tonga #Tahiti #NewZealand #Fiji #Polynesia #Micronesia #Melanesia #TagataPasefika #Oceania
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#WCW Island_Girls_Rock supports Island Women doing great things to inspire, encourage, and motivate our younger Sisters looking for role models. #Polynesian #Models #YouCanBeAModel #Samoa #Tonga #Tahiti #Rarotonga #Niue #Fiji #Micronesia #PolynesianWomen #LikesForLikes #TagAnIslandGirl
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On stick-charts, the sticks represent wave patterns and shells mark the atolls. Marshall Islands, Micronesia, May 1967.Photograph by Walter Meayers Edwards, National Geographic
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Chuuk Canoe Prow Ornament
Chuuk, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, late 19th century
Given the importance of seafaring, it is not surprising that many of the most highly skilled artists in the Caroline Islands were master canoe builders. The canoe prow ornament illustrated here comes from Chuuk. Carved from a single plank of wood and fastened to a large, paddled war canoe, the prow ornament provided protection on arduous or long voyages. That this and similar prow ornaments are not permanent parts of the canoes reflects their function. When approaching another vessel, the Micronesian seafarers lowered these ornaments as a signal that their voyage was in peace. The seemingly abstract design of the Chuuk prow may represent, at the top, two facing sandpipers. Some scholars, however, think the entire piece represents a stylized human figure, with the “birds” constituting the arms. (x)
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I’m a Palauan illustrator and comic artist looking to make a series of short comics based on legends and traditional stories from the Pacific. Not something I’d be physically publishing or profiting off of, just a personal project I’d like to see come to life. I’m perfectly capable of doing the research myself but would prefer to make it more of a community project SO if you have roots in the Pacific and have a favorite tale you’d like to see in a 10-20 page comic format, please please please message me!! I’d love to hear from as many voices and cultures as possible!
The Island of the Colors BlindbySanne de Wilde : Using infrared techniques, artist and photographer Sanne De Wilde captures Pingelap and Pohnpei, islands in Micronesia. A large proportion of the islands’ inhabitants have achromatopsia, and De Wilde’s series of images metaphorically envisions the world from their perspective.
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Naubwebe, Gilbert Islands, 1978.
“Naubwebe, the mythical father of string figures, demanded that all souls passing to the afterlife should perform a series of figures. Naumake is the second stage, which is about to be developed into the third by the second player. There are probably more recorded figures or games in Micronesia than in any other region in the world.”
From “Nareau’s nation: a portrait of the Gilbert Islands” by Tony Whincup.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeOxlzvtB-k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Families live right next to the lagoon or the ocean side of the low-lying Kiribati capital atoll of Tarawa. In preparation for the king tides, coral rocks are used to build temporary walls that break the swell somewhat protecting the homes.
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Koror-Babeldaob Bridge, Palau. Viewed from Koror sidebyEric Broder Van Dyke on Flickr.
Koror, Palau
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