July 7, 2005: Headlines: COS - Micronesia: Third Goal: Danvers Herald: Rebecca Messinger to speak bout working with the Peace Corps on the island of Pohnpei
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July 7, 2005: Headlines: COS - Micronesia: Third Goal: Danvers Herald: Rebecca Messinger to speak bout working with the Peace Corps on the island of Pohnpei
Rebecca Messinger to speak bout working with the Peace Corps on the island of Pohnpei
Pohnpei lies about halfway between Hawaii and the Philippines in the recently formed country of the Federated Sates of Micronesia. It is a “high” volcanic island, having a rugged, mountainous interior with some peaks as high as 2,600 feet.
Rebecca Messinger to speak bout working with the Peace Corps on the island of Pohnpei
Rendell: Speaker to talk about Micronesia and Peace Corps
By Douglas W. Rendell / WHAT’S UP AT THE LIBRARY
Thursday, July 7, 2005
[Excerpt]
We traditionally have a number of speakers at the library during the year. Our upcoming speaker will win the prize for traveling the furthest. On the evening of July 12, from 7 to 8 p.m., Rebecca Messinger will coming to us from the island of Pohnpei. And, if you are like me, you have no idea where that is.
Pohnpei lies about halfway between Hawaii and the Philippines in the recently formed country of the Federated Sates of Micronesia. It is a “high” volcanic island, having a rugged, mountainous interior with some peaks as high as 2,600 feet. It measures about 13 miles across and is roughly circular in shape. A coral reef surrounds the island, forming a protected lagoon. There are no beaches on the island of Pohnpei — the coast is surrounded by mangrove swamps. Several smaller islets and atolls, many of them inhabited, lie nearby and are included in the State of Pohnpei.
More than 30,000 people live on Pohnpei, although nearly a fourth of these are immigrants from other nearby islands or foreigners — mostly U.S.— working on the island. English is almost universally understood, although Pohnpeian is more commonly used between native residents.
Rebecca Messinger is from Danvers and is now working with the Peace Corps on the island of Pohnpei. She will be back in Danvers in July and we have invited her to speak here at the library about the island and her experiences. It should be very informative.
Please mark your calendars for this special event.
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