To get to town, we just walk out the door, wait by the side of the road, and wait for a bus to come by. We get on the bus, ride into town, and pay on your way off the bus. When the buses get full, children sit on parents laps, people stand, or they might just sit on your lap. But it's fun to watch the young kids know to get up and sit on their parents to give someone else a seat. If an older person or a woman comes on the bus, the teens and younger people in the bus give up their seats to let them sit. Very nice.
These pictures are the view from the street in front of Kuso's house waiting for the bus.
Above: Looking slightly to the left (toward the airport)Below: Looking slightly to the right (toward Apia)
Above: Looking just slightly around the side of the road to the right. I love seeing these little tiny fishing boats head out into the huge ocean. It freaks me out, but it amazes me too.
Above: Looking just slightly around the side of the road to the right. I love seeing these little tiny fishing boats head out into the huge ocean. It freaks me out, but it amazes me too.Below: The Bus - kind of like a short bus in the states.
At the market in Apia, all the taxi's and buses go to the drop off point. It is crazy busy there. The buses just park in a line and wait til they get full, then they leave. There is no bus schedule. You just have to wait for it. And make sure you are getting on a bus that will go past the village you are trying to get to. Old wooden benches. No air conditioning. But it's kind of fun. (all the taxi's in Samoa are white.) Most of the taxi's and the buses have fake fur dash covers and extra mirrors and all types of things hanging from the top of the car to decorate and make it look cool. 
While in town, we went to a bank to trade some more money from U.S. dollars to Samoan tala. During this trip, the conversion rate was $2.30 tala for each $1 US dollar. At the bank, Kuso ran into an old classmate.
Yes, we ate at McDonald's. Yes, it tastes the exact same as it does in the states. No, it is not the same price. Kuso ate a meal, his mom ate a meal, and Leila and I shared a meal...it came to $50 tala. That is almost $22 US. Still, that's a lot of money. While we were there, Kuso saw some more classmates.
At the market in Apia, all the taxi's and buses go to the drop off point. It is crazy busy there. The buses just park in a line and wait til they get full, then they leave. There is no bus schedule. You just have to wait for it. And make sure you are getting on a bus that will go past the village you are trying to get to. Old wooden benches. No air conditioning. But it's kind of fun. (all the taxi's in Samoa are white.) Most of the taxi's and the buses have fake fur dash covers and extra mirrors and all types of things hanging from the top of the car to decorate and make it look cool. While in town, we went to a bank to trade some more money from U.S. dollars to Samoan tala. During this trip, the conversion rate was $2.30 tala for each $1 US dollar. At the bank, Kuso ran into an old classmate.Yes, we ate at McDonald's. Yes, it tastes the exact same as it does in the states. No, it is not the same price. Kuso ate a meal, his mom ate a meal, and Leila and I shared a meal...it came to $50 tala. That is almost $22 US. Still, that's a lot of money. While we were there, Kuso saw some more classmates.
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