Video: Their Country is Disappearing
Chris James of CNN’s Beme News, which can be found on YouTube, came to Majuro recently and produced an excellent clip on climate change. Here’s the description of the footage titled Their Country is Disappearing: “How would you react if someone said your entire country could be uninhabitable in just a matter of years? Chris Read More
USA Today on Soccer in RMI
USA Today contacted me recently to compile a story and video footage about soccer in the Marshall Islands. “But we don’t do soccer in the Marshall Islands,” I said. “Ah, that’s the point,” said the newspaper’s Trysta Krick. At the time, the final games of the 2018 World Cup were being played out in Russia. Read More
Layered Bean Dip
Just added a new item to Karen’s Kitchen: Layered bean dip. It’s super easy to make and the dish gets absorbed in no time flat! Great for pot luck dinners. Here’s the link to the page: Layered Bean Dip • Marshall Islands Guide (infomarshallislands.com)
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
