2Feb18, IslanderView Inspiration & Quote of the Day

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FRIDAY!!

Love it when the weekend

comes around!

DON'T YOU?!

Have an awesome FRIDAY, Islanders!

15Jan18, IslanderView Inspiration & Quote of the Day

IslanderView INSPIRATION / QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Happy & grateful for the holiday and the day off!

Happy

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

Day!

Here are some of his famous quotes...they still apply today.

Peace to all <3

IslanderView ~ My Daily Gratitude & Hope List

Daily Gratitude & Hope list. 

I welcome you to share your gratitude & hope list.  

For the angel said unto them, fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke 2:10

I am grateful for

quiet moments,

nature all around me, my plants,

my island home with beaches &

scenic spots I can go to any time.

I am surrounded by beauty and grace

My hope for you is 

peace;

peaceful moments when you need it

hope;

keep hope alive always

love;

love yourself always

20Dec17, IslanderView Inspiration & Quote of the Day

IslanderView INSPIRATION / QUOTE OF THE DAY

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5 more days!

Vera Flores Dela Cruz, IslanderView, My heart is in the islands.

Remember, little things matter.

IslanderView ~ My Daily Gratitude & Hope List

Beginning today, I will share my Gratitude & Hope list. 

I welcome you to share your gratitude & hope list.  

And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace ISAIAH 9:6

I am ever grateful for

my life,

my health,

my husband,

my family,

my friends,

my coworkers,

kind strangers who hold 

doors open for me and make other kind gestures,

those who have taught, mentored, shared their experiences & knowledge with me,

those who have shared their gifts & resources with me,

those who shared a kind & inspiring word with me

I have decided that this will be a very good year.

My Hope List are things I hope for both for myself and others.

My hope is for each person I know or have met this past year to experience

true joy, peace & love this Christmas. 

I hope for everyone to enjoy prosperity and comforts in the new year; for those who did without this year to have plenty in the new year; for those who lost a loved one this year to find peace & comfort in the new year; for those who were unemployed to find a good job with benefits in the new year; for those who had no food and basic resources this year to find abundance in all things in the new year; I hope that my hubby and I will enjoy good health the coming year.

May 2018 be the year your very own hopes & dreams are fulfilled and sustained.

God bless us, everyone! 

Fill your life with adventures, not things.  Have stories to tell not stuff to show.

Vera Flores Dela Cruz, IslanderView, My heart is in the islands.

18Dec17, IslanderView Inspiration & Quote of the Day

IslanderView INSPIRATION / QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Vera Flores Dela Cruz, IslanderView, My heart is in the islands.

The blessings of peace, the beauty of hope, the spirit of love, the comfort of faith.  May this be your gifts this Christmas season.

Joy, Love, Peace, Believe, Christmas.

17Dec17, IslanderView Inspiration & Quote of the Day

IslanderView INSPIRATION / QUOTE OF THE DAY

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We are like a snowflake all different in our own beautiful way ~ unknown

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear! ~ Buddy the Elf

13Dec17, IslanderView Inspiration & Quote of the Day

IslanderView INSPIRATION / QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Hafa adai islanders!  Today I have sunshine-y inspiration for you!  While I don't care to be in the hot sun, I do appreciate what it does for us and our islands.  Have an awesome, sunshine-y day! <3 

Sunny days

Bring your own sunshine

Grow through what you go through

11Dec17, IslanderView Featuring Awe-Inspiring Islanders

COMING THIS MONTH

AWE-INSPIRING ISLANDERS 

Michelle Pier, Chief Creative Officer of Creative Indeed

We talk about her beginning and middle and the wonderful future she has created for herself and her family.

www.creativeindeed.net

Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera

GDOE ESL Coordinator & UOG Professor

An awesome powerhouse of energy and dedication to many worthy causes, all while being a wife and mother!

www.mnrivera.blogspot.com

A Mom & Two Daughters, Islanders in Alaska

We talk to Adriana and her 2 adult daughters about living as islanders in Anchorage

These ladies are all born and raised on Guam!  Let's get some islanders from all of Micronesia featured in the coming months; can be men, women, children, young adults...any islander!

Do you know an awe-inspiring islander?

EMAIL US!

11Dec17, IslanderView Inspiration & Quote of the Day

IslanderView INSPIRATION / QUOTE OF THE DAY

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No one is you.  That is your power.

The Christmas crèche or belen is a tradition for many Chamorros.  We use moss or lumot as the foundation of these beautiful displays used for 9 day novenas for the Nino Jesus or Christ Child.

9Dec17, IslanderView Inspiration & Quote of the Day

IslanderView INSPIRATION / QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Enjoy every moment  

Kindness is free.  Sprinkle that stuff everywhere.

7Dec17, Inspiration and Quote of the Day

IslanderView INSPIRATION / QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Islander Nation: Guam U.S.A.

Guam, U.S.A.

WHERE AMERICA'S DAY BEGINS


Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States. Guam is located 900 miles north of the equator in the Western Pacific.

GUAM PACIFIC DAILY NEWS

THE GUAM DAILY POST

VISIT GUAM Guam Visitors Bureau

GUAMPEDIA

GUAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

OFFICIAL PORTAL FOR ISLAND OF GUAM

Details about the island (guampedia.com)

Indigenous people: Chamorros (Chamorus), who first settled the island about 3,500 years ago.
Capital: Hagåtña
(Current) Leadership: Governor Eddie Baza Calvo, Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio, Congressional Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Legislative Speaker Benjamin F. Cruz, Chief Justice Kathy Maraman, Attorney General Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson.
Political Status: Organized, unincorporated territory of the United States since 1950. Considered a US colony and was previously a colony of Spain, the US, Japan and then the US again after World War II.
Economy: Mainly supported by tourism particularly from Japan, Korea and the United States armed forces. The US military is the secondary economic force.
Slogans: Tano I’ ManChamorro (Land of the Chamorros). As the United States westernmost territory: “Where America’s Day Begins.”
Villages: Asan-Maina, Agana Heights, Agat, Barrigada, Chalan Pago-Ordot, Dededo, Hagåtña, Inarajan, Mangilao, Merizo, Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Piti, Santa Rita, Sinajana, Talofofo, Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon, Umatac, Yigo, and Yona.

Land Area: 214 square miles ( 549 square kilometers ) including outlying islands.
Location: Latitude 13.28 degrees North and Longitude 144.47 East, largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands in the Micronesian region of the Pacific.
Official Languages: English and Chamorro
Time: Chamorro Standard Time (Greenwich Mean Time +10)
Population: 159, 358 (2010 US Census)
Currency: US Dollar
Climate: Between 75-86 degrees Fahrenheit (26-30 degrees Celsius) Averaging 81 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius)
Seasons: Dry season between January and May; Rainy season between August and November.
Rainfall: Annual average is approximately 80 inches (2,509 millimeters)
Guam Territorial Bird: Ko’ko’ or Guam Rail.
Guam Territorial Tree: Ifit or Ifil (Intsia Bijuga).
Guam Territorial Flower: Puti tai nobio or Bougainvillea.

Guam’s Historic Eras

Guam, the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands chain, has a unique and complex cultural history. Located in the Western Pacific in the geographic region known as Micronesia, Guam is well known for its strategic military and economic position between Asia and the North American continent, but is less known for its remarkable history and resilient people.
Inhabited for thousands of years, the Marianas are home to one of the oldest Pacific Island cultures. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Marianas Islands were one of the first places to be settled by seafaring peoples, possibly from Island Southeast Asia, more than 4000 years ago. Although it is uncertain whether the islands were settled in waves of migration or all at once, the Mariana Islands appear to have been continuously occupied by people who shared the same culture and language that eventually became known as Chamorro.

Guam not only has a unique ancient history, but a complex colonial history as well. Guam is the site of the first Roman Catholic mission and formal European colony in the Pacific islands. In fact, the last 400 years of Guam’s history are marked by administrations of three different colonial powers: Spain, the United States and Japan.

With each administration, came new challenges and changes for the Chamorro people. As a Spanish colony, the Chamorro people adapted to influences regarding religion, social organization and cultural practices from Spain, Mexico and the Philippines.

The ceding of Guam to the United States as an unincorporated territory after the Spanish-American War in 1898 introduced Chamorros to democratic principles of government and the modern American lifestyle, while keeping them subjects of a sometimes oppressive US naval administration.
Guam also had a unique position in World War II, when Japan invaded the island shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. For the next three years, Guam was one US territory occupied by Japanese forces, and the Chamorros were thrown into a war not of their making, until the Americans returned in 1944 to reclaim the island.

The political maneuverings after World War II and the post war buildup led to even more expansion of US military interests in Guam and the rest of Micronesia, with Guam becoming a hub for economic and commercial development. The easing of military restrictions for entering Guam and the establishment of a local, civilian government, have made the island an ideal place for people from all over the world to visit, go to school, find jobs or pursue a variety of economic interests.
The different eras of Guam’s history are highlighted with moments of resilience, strength, adaptation and innovation as the Chamorro people have found ways to adapt to the challenges of cultural and historical change. Today, Guam has a diverse population that enjoys a rich, multicultural, modern and urban lifestyle, but in its heart endures the spirit, language and culture of the indigenous Chamorro people, for whom Guam has always been “home.”

6Dec17, Inspiration and Quote of the Day

IslanderView INSPIRATION / QUOTE OF THE DAY

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The love in our family flows strong and deep leaving us memories to treasure and keep.

O Mary, conceved without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.