Village Tour

Took friends from Hawai'i to see some of the sights of Greenwich Village. One of them had worked with us in Truk and had heard my stories of attending NYU and living in the Silver Towers there. Wanted to show off my old neighborhood.

Bust of Sylvette

The bust of Sylvette by Picasso and constructed by Paul Nesjar started in 1968 and was not finished by the time I left for Guam in June of that year. We were able to watch the whole construction/installation during that year however.

We lived here on the 18th floor of the I.M. Pei building.

Then it was off to lunch at Jane Restaurant for a delicious early dinner. The review is on the Mofongoman blog.

Truk Talk

Trukese artifacts

Gave a 'Truk Talk' or 'Chuuk Chat' this morning at the monthly Men's Coffee Social here at CVOC. The presentation was very well received with a full audience in the dining room. Many questions at the end of the talk. This was, of course, about my four years living in Truk in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in Micronesia, 1963 to 1967.

bloginfo: Truk was the name of the island district when I lived there. Now after joining the Federated States of Micronesia it is called its original name of Chuuk.

blognote: CVOC is Covenant Village of Cromwell where I have lived for the past three years.

Chuuk [PI]

How's this for a 'bucket list' trip! Would like to return to Chuuk [Truk when we lived there for four years] for my 75th birthday in 2012. Could travel to Hawai'i and stay with friends, fly to Guam, then fly to Chuuk and maybe even Pohnpei [Ponape when we lived there for a year]. Just dreaming; will let you know!

bloginfo: Check Chuuk link above for tourist info.

blognote: We lived in Weno [called Möen Island then].