Comments on: Marshall Islands: a broken paradise

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:32:05 +0000

I wish we could do something for those people, it is so nice and beatifull place

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:47:01 +0000

Glad to read your account Kirsten and to see that you had a similar experience. It’s a strange place but if I ever had the chance to return I’d certainly take it. I wish I’d heard more of the Marshallese music though – next time

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:44:14 +0000

Eight years ago I lived on Majuro and taught the fourth grade at a local school for 10 months. It was an eye opening experience–about the issues your highlighted among other things–and one of the most important years of my life. Marshallese people are extremely warm and generous people with a great creative spirit. Just yesterday I found myself missing the Marshallese style music I’d regularly hear in the shops or sung by the kids in the playground.

By: Tom @ Waegook Tom

Tom @ Waegook Tom — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:56:04 +0000

Eek. I had no idea that these kinds of problems existed in the Marshall Islands. I always assumed that it would be a typical Pacific paradise, not plagued by poverty and all the accompanying social problems that go with it. I’m glad you enjoyed your time there, though – and thanks for the education!