Leiloma took Ruth and me to church with her on Sunday. It was Fathers Day and the church was packed. Everyone was dressed in the most amazingly white clothes I have ever seen. It was like a Daz commercial. The Aunt/ Chief, Leiloma had a fan and would whack anyone on the head if she wanted their attention. Even though we couldn't understand the priest we enjoyed it very much. All the Dads got up and sang songs and danced and even acted out a play. It was very humorous. The Samoans love to sing and they all do it very well. The Fathers were all given special Ula (garlands) which contained sweets. They even gave me (John) two. After the meal we went for a traditional Sunday meal called an Umu (named after a traditional Polynesian oven. The Women get up at 4 am to start preparing it. The food is cooked in the groung in an Umu. It was a really good experience sitting amongst the family eating Krayfish, Oka (marrinated raw fish), bread fruit, Palusani (young taro leaves baked in coconut cream) and much more. It comes with a strong local cocoa drink.
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