tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921836210255183378.post2803893171929592900..comments2018-10-02T05:55:50.319-07:00Comments on Marci in the Marshalls: Excuse notesMarcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15674421669597000613noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921836210255183378.post-84710760307769206462009-11-27T19:34:25.474-08:002009-11-27T19:34:25.474-08:00Interesting you mention that. I don't know if ...Interesting you mention that. I don't know if the suicide rate is linked to the Japanese influence. The Japanese ruled the islands before WWII, and when the Battle of Kwajalein happened (one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific during that war), there were very few Japanese POWs. Most killed themselves when they realized they were cornered. The Japanese presence is noticeable in several ways here.Marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674421669597000613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921836210255183378.post-56301318646432492662009-11-24T20:05:04.094-08:002009-11-24T20:05:04.094-08:00Wow. I wasn't expecting that last one. Five ch...Wow. I wasn't expecting that last one. Five children, wow. And I thought being a teacher in the states was an experience. Kind of humbling!Deidrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910412449001160402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921836210255183378.post-23071404673795894002009-11-24T14:51:50.406-08:002009-11-24T14:51:50.406-08:00So glad you wrote another post. Marci, will you p...So glad you wrote another post. Marci, will you please email me if there are any school or hygiene supplies you think your students would benefit from? (nice english,right?) We'd like to send some little present this Christmas. If I am lucky I might be able to get some other ward members in on it. I thinking on the spot here, no prep has been done, but if you think packages can be sent safely there it could be a fun thing...scooping it uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801475653537826888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921836210255183378.post-39949497336048094522009-11-24T14:14:24.870-08:002009-11-24T14:14:24.870-08:00Wow. Tough lives...I wonder if, 300 years ago, sui...Wow. Tough lives...I wonder if, 300 years ago, suicide was also the leading cause of death in the Marshalls?Ezrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943725838376524703noreply@blogger.com