Tiapapata Art Centre

Local Art Gallery

We enjoy dropping by the Tiapapata Art Centre, located next to the Bahia Temple.  They not only have art displays, but also have cooking demonstrations and classes.  

 

Art Centre and Fale where they teach classes and have cooking demonstrations . 

It is fun to enjoy a frozen yogurt and enjoy the art  

Visiting Artist - (retired Art Teacher from Sweden)

A visiting artist was doing some pottery pieces of a Samoan Woman.  He would turn them on the pottery wheel and the his wife and the studio owner would glaze them.  The pieces were then fired using a RAKU process.  We got to visit them during the turning phase and just after the glazing phase of the pieces.

 

A Samoan Woman art piece Karen bought.

They also held classes for handicapped people and had some fun pieces as part of their therapy classes.

Art pieces created by the  handicapped students 

Easter Holiday

Get-away to Aga Reef  Resort

Pesega College was on Easter holiday Friday and Monday  We were able to watch General Conference very early in the morning on Sunday and Monday because of the time difference.  A few of the Senior Missionaries decided to have  get-away at Aga Beach resort on the south east corner of the island Friday and Saturday.

Waterfall on the way

We stopped to check out a waterfall tucked away by a fale  that we had not seen before on our way out to the resort.  Surprising what you find just off the main road!

The Aga Beach Resort is  nestled just below this steep hill on the ocean, and we enjoyed a bungalow right on the water (especially at high tide).

Karen lived it up the spacious room and the deck overlooking the ocean 

Feeling happy on the deck in paradise! 

The snorkeling was fun, and we spent time by the pool right afterward.

Bud was in his element with the kayaks on the property.

Guys on the kayaks

  Kayaks are equal opportunity!

Always fun to hang out by the pool. 

Elders Best, Cameron, and Foley 

Girls chilling out

Eating is almost our favorite pastime, especially with these views!!

There was a huge landslide right down the road from the resort.  They were clearing an area around the slide to get traffic through.  

 

Student Activities

Students have a variety of extra-curricular activities

Netball 

Netball is a combination of basketball and ultimate Frisbee with zones.  The hoop does not have a backboard.  There is no dribbling allowed, only passing the ball.  Also, players much stay in zones.  The girls wear skirts when playing.  Netball is also played in New Zealand 

 

After the game the girls on both teams for for a 'group hug' . 

Rugby

Rugby is big for the boys.  They have a 7 and 15 man team. 

The Sevens tournament was played at the Sports Center

 15 man games are played at St. Joseph, a neighboring school

 The coach got a student to hold an umbrella for shade. 

School Dances

We had a school dance to kick off the new year.  

 No dance would be complete without a 'limbo contest' 

Touring groups visiting Samoa

Quite a few dance or music groups like to visit Samoa.  Sometimes they will play a free concert to the student or perform their dances.  

Culture Cruise Concert

The student do a clap routine to show their appreciation.

Student Assemblies 

The students periodically get together for assemblies.  All are held in an 'open air' gym.  

 Grooming standards.  Girls can only wear their hair in a braid while they have their uniforms on.   This year they expanded the rule and they can wear two 'pig tails'.  

Bud's Birthday !

March is birthday month!

Bud and Sister Williams share a birthday at school.  Bud made birthday hats for the both of them. 

Students from other classes drop over for a Happy Birthday wish!

Bud and Karen slip out of school for a birthday lunch and snorkeling at Tomasina Resort 

Bud dropped over a balloon hat for Sister Kinghorn to celebrate  her birthday.

Sister Kinghorn 

Lots of March birthdays at Giodorno's Pizza - 

Sister Kinghorn brought her hat for all the birthday missionaries with March birthdays to pose with. 

Other missionaries with birthdays in March

Sister Best 

Brother Wright

Elder Pitcher 

Sister Kalama

Pickle-ball

Pickle-ball is getting a start in Samoa

Mark Moors, a guy in our ward, discovered Pickle-ball while in the US.  He bought several portable nets and is introducing Pickle-ball to Samoa.  We normally play with Mark a couple times a week.  However, he wanted to host a Pickle-ball Clinic and invite some non-members from his old tennis buddies as well as the US Embassy to get a bigger exposure.  

Pickle-ball Clinic 

 3 courts set up in the school gym 

Mark and US Embassy Representative 

No Samoan party would be complete without food.  

Karen and Sister William cooking up grilled onions 

School Counselor - cooking up 'sausage sizzles' 

Maelani Ahoi - teacher and friend - (a happy participant)