01.27.15 Chocolate Found Again

No doubt you have been wondering about Chocolate. From time to time I get reports of Chocolate sightings but I had not seen him for a long time until today. As a matter of fact, I also saw the little puppy at Guang Mao's store this morning - had't seen him in a while either. On my way home, I found Blondie, who also has been unseen for more than a week. Then out of no where Blondie comes running to me - she likes to jump. Then after I fed her we walked a bit more, and under an old truck was Chocolate. Poor old dog. And he is an old dog. He crawled out from under that truck with his knobby tail wagging and gave me a head rub. So he got lots of treats.

Here is my dog Chocolate. Sometimes people will stop me on the street and tell me where they had seen him.

Chocolate and Blondie.

Blondie. She is one good looking dog, but a bit picky on her treats. She obviously is well fed. She likes to jump and play and she gets head and back rubs.

This dog I call Buddy for now also walks me home. He is a big dog with big teeth. Finally he is learning how to take treats gently. He will run and wait for me to catch up then run some more.

And my little Shorty. He is living the life of Riley. He gets three square meals a day from Daniel, treats and tummy rubs multiple times a day. people like him as he is very gentle. He takes treats so nicely that quite a few are feeding him (my treats, of course). One little girl wants to call him "Lucky" because he is licky he found me (she is so sweet). The security guard calls him "Longy" to be funny. He has a secure haven and is now just a little intimidated by the big dogs. And he only barks at one lady. he actually goes after her and chases her. We think she is the one who abused him when he was a little pup.

Here are Angie (who has the twin boys and both girl puppies) and Daniel feeding Chocolate an ice cream cone.

Shorty is enjoying a jolly bone send by Mrs. PG. As soon as he got it he went looking for a place to eat it where no one would bother him. he has nice strong clean teeth, too. I bought him a bowl today so he can get fresh water rather than drink from a puddle.

Here's Chocolate looking into the camera.

 

 

Ulithi, pictures from the atoll

We had a really good visit there. It is nice to stay close to the community we served and spent time talking with them and visiting.

The following pictures are from Fedrai.

She is a little American. When I was holoding her she kept looking at my eyes - a different color from beautiful brown eyes!

This is her big sister, who was also born in Hawaii.

There is a lot of outward expression of love of children.

Dad flossing teeth for the baby. He was a very nie man.

 

 

Beautiful smiles. Camera a bit foggy becaue of the humidity.

This little girl is one tough cookie.

Peace Corps volunteer.

Baby in a basket.

Woman carrying her baby in a basket.

"Keep your eyes on the prize." My advice to this young man who wants to  be a doctor. That means - no drinking, no drugs, study hard, make good grades. He is a very nice young man. And the kids really liked the expression. They were trying to memorize it, so I tore the lid off the bandaid box and wrote it for  them.

Our boat. Single engine. It stalls, we are stranded.

Men's house.

Fresh fish.

Hilary.

Did not take photographs as we motored between islands. Saw a large group of dolphins, flying fish, noddies. Beautiful ride, large swells. Never a problem. Personal beacon locator firmly attached to life jacket.

Arriving in Asor. My team had to skip Mogmog but the other team covered them and Asor.

The team finished in Asor.

Heading back to Falalaup at sunset.

Kim wants to be a nurse. No time like the present to practice.

Daniel and my little sweetheat.

Another one of my sweethearts. In a pretty dress for her school examination.

Whose glasses is he wearing?

Vision tests as part of the school health examination. The man on the right is a teacher. Melissa in the back, Kim in the front.

A series of pictures of a young girl modeling her "grass" skirt. made of coconut fiber. Some are made of pandanus, some hibiscus.

Now we asked her to sway her hips and make a swshing sound of the air through the fibers.

Then she was all giggles!