Radio Samoa

Wednesday was a bonafide field trip to Radio Samoa, the Samoan radio station and newspaper. It was educational and extremely interesting to hear about how this tiny little operation serves the Samoan community throughout New Zealand and Australia. Since our students are studying media in its various forms, it was a great experience for them.

The staff at the radio station were extremely helpful, informative and hospitable. After a presentation and tour of the station, they fed us a traditional Samoan lunch, which consisted of some delicious noodles and pork, taro in coconut cream, and fried bread balls. I think taro is my new favorite food.

On our way home, we stopped at a nearby mall to let the students do some shopping. We found this store and took a picture to send to Jake.