Geography Now on the Marshalls
The YouTube channel Geography Now! promotes itself as “actively attempting to cover profiles on every single country of the world.” September 2018 was the Marshall Islands turn to star. Here’s what their YouTube post states about the Marshalls: What do Godzilla and SpongeBob have in common? They were technically both born here! No but seriously Read More
Majuro, RMI Maps
Want to know where the best dive sites are in Majuro? Looking for the closest restaurant? Want to know the location of the Marshall Islands? There are different maps for different purposes …
What to Pack
What to pack lists are always useful: Print it out and tick the items off as you pack (first crossing out any you don’t want/need). I’ve added a bunch of comments as to why I’ve included some items in the list. Travel Documents Airline Tickets, itinerary and passport/s: Each must be valid for at least Read More
Dream Maker Lands on Likiep
KAREN EARNSHAW August, 2018 Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream, Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream. Children’s nursery rhyme University of Georgia students Christopher Lee and Jacob Pope had a dream: To row across the Pacific from California to Hawaii. They trained, they raised money from sponsors, they Read More
Tomato and Coconut Milk Soup
Cherry Tomato, Veggie, and Coconut Milk Soup With cherry tomatoes being grown locally, as well as a range of green vegetables, this is a great soup to make in Majuro. I bought the cherry tomatoes at MISCO for $2.50 a pound (May, 2018). I’m guessing that the whole soup, which would serve eight … with Read More
Karen’s Pumpkin Bread
Happily, we were given a huge pumpkin by a friend who’d recently been in the outer islands on his yacht. Cary divided the 25-pound beast into five sections and handed four of them off to other yachties to create something pumpkin for what we were to call The Pumpkin Party. I chose to make bread, while the Read More
Karen’s Marlin Burgers
Karen’s Marlin Burgers This recipe works well with any firm fish, but my favorite is marlin. This is mainly because grinding the flesh breaks down the sinews. I usually pair it with rice and salad, but the leftover burgers are great with salad on sandwiches. I generally make a double batch of this recipe, because Read More
Arno Stars in New RMI Video
La Mancha Media — a California nonprofit corporation — was in the Marshall Islands in March 2018 to continue its goal of filming worthwhile projects around the world. The team published its RMI ‘episode’ on May 24, 2018. In Majuro a focus of the footage is the nuclear age as it affects the Marshalls, but the Read More
Ocean Day Clean Up
Weeks of organizing paid off last Friday as the members of various local NGOs volunteered to do beach cleanups around Majuro in honor of World Oceans Day. The local beaches and ocean environments were the winners, with tons of plastic, cans, and assorted debris picked up and brought to disposal centers. One group, the members Read More
