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Today we are sharing 5 Samoan phrases if you don't speak Samoan. If I can go to school and learn German and Spanish then anyone can learn Samoan. Our Learn Samoan series will help you to continue your Samoan journey whatever stage you are at. Phrase 1 E te iloa tautala faaperetania? Do you speak English? Phrase 2 Oute le iloa tautala faasamoa. I don't know how to speak Samoan. Phrase 3 Ua e malamalama? Do you understand? Phrase 4 Ua ou malamalama. I understand.  Phrase 5 Oute le malamalama. I don't understand. To hear the audio and pronunciations of the...

I grew up in a Christian household and saw tattoos as defiling our bodies. Movies and television depicted villains and "bad people" with tattoos. Tattoos in my youth meant something negative. Then as a teenager the cool thing to do was get a taulima (tattoo around arm). Today the cool thing would equate to a sleeve. The thing is, even though it is cool, it doesn't give our people the actual connection that tatau (tattoo) has to our Samoan culture.  Each motif has a meaning. Placement in the pe'a and malu has a meaning. We lose the meaning of the...

Blogging is where people started to share their thoughts, ideas and information out to the world.  YouTube has taken off and made video a huge marketing tool for anyone wanting to get a message out to the people. The Podcast now makes it easier for the world to hear messages while doing other things.  You can’t really watch a YouTube video while driving a car, but you can listen to a Podcast while driving a car.  A podcast can be listened to on the train, while running around the park, to drown out screaming children and even to escape a...

Today our guest blogger is a personal trainer and coach: Jeremiah Aloalii.  While Jeremiah is based in Melbourne he now offers online training worldwide.  Jeremiah is also offering readers a FREE copy of the Healthy Mindset Guide to smashing your fitness goals. A lot of countries are on lockdown at the moment and research states that being sedentary is bad for your physical and mental health. Staying active during this time is vital for your health (both physically and mentally). Being active can reduce the chance of you getting chronic diseases. Being active can also help with maintaining muscle mass and bone...

Today our guest blogger is Plumeria Hahn.  Plumeria is a 21-year-old Samoan advocate for entrepreneurship in the Asian-Pacific Islander community, sharing content on Instagram, her blog, and eventually - YouTube. The past does not define who we are in the present, but our roots do play an immense role in the identity we forge for the future. Throughout the Samoan people's history, it seems that we were primarily known for a few staple characteristics, such as: Wayfinders. We were voyagers who travelled the world by sea and used the stars as our map! How cool is that? Thanks to the...