Catching Up, Ten Years Later

I just re-connected with a friend of mine from Samoa (Petelo). We met in 1998 in Apia and haven't seen each other since. Only recently did I learn that he is living in Auckland.

Over the past 10 years, Petelo lived in Los Angeles, Seattle and Wellington. I lived in Boston, Indiana, and Washington DC. Meanwhile, a lot has changed in Samoa (some positive and some negative). Over dinner, we talked about those changes and laughed at some of the things that haven't changed. We also talked about the people and places we both knew. I'm looking forward to returning to the islands this July.