Hey hey hey from Guam, USA!

freespirit · Post by **freespirit** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:08 pm

After a couple of years of massive changes and growth, I decided late last year that the next great adventure to be had was Burning Man 2011.

Less than a month later, a very good friend of mine posts on Facebook that he has tickets for the event. A phonecall later in the evening confirmed that [b]one of them was for me.[/b]

Thoughts become things.

Now I really have to go.

Yay!

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:11 pm

Cool, yay for you.

Just curious, if someone is from Guam, what do you call them?

Guamarian?
Guamish?
Guamaiian?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:13 pm

I know that those are wrong, but I don't know what the right one is.

So freespirit, what do you think of the coming marine invasion?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:21 pm

Wikipedia says: "Guamanian" but I'm not sure that's what the people in our Pacific Islands office use.
Wikipedia also says: Two aspects of Chamorro culture that withstood time are chenchule' and inafa'maolek. Chenchule' is the intricate system of reciprocity at the heart of Chamorro society. It is rooted in the core value of inafa'maolek. Historian Lawrence Cunningham in 1992 wrote, "In a Chamorro sense, the land and its produce belong to everyone. Inafa'maolek, or interdependence, is the key, or central value, in Chamorro culture ... Inafa'maolek depends on a spirit of cooperation and sharing. This is the armature, or core, that everything in Chamorro culture revolves around. It is a powerful concern for mutuality rather than individualism and private property rights."
Maybe Larry will follow freespirit around hoping for tips.

Post by **Elderberry** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:23 pm

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

JK

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:16 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:Maybe Larry will follow freespirit around hoping for tips.

I think history has shown he prefers riding on coattails.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:04 am

oneeyeddick wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:Maybe Larry will follow freespirit around hoping for tips.
I think history has shown he prefers riding on coattails.

Ba-dum-da!

freespirit · Post by **freespirit** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:38 pm

The indigenous people are called Chamorro, but since Guam is such a melting pot, Guamanian is more appropriate.

Inafa'maolek is core to the locals and Guam is one of the friendliest places I've ever been to, hence I call it home. You can walk into a fiesta here uninvited and leave full, drunk and with enough food for a few more meals. The people are that nice.

Plus the year round sunshine and the ocean makes for nice living conditions. Except when we get hit by supertyphoons.

Or invading marines.

Though I'm sure we'll be alright.

[quote="theCryptofishist"]Wikipedia says: "Guamanian" but I'm not sure that's what the people in our Pacific Islands office use.
Wikipedia also says: Two aspects of Chamorro culture that withstood time are chenchule' and inafa'maolek. Chenchule' is the intricate system of reciprocity at the heart of Chamorro society. It is rooted in the core value of inafa'maolek. Historian Lawrence Cunningham in 1992 wrote, "In a Chamorro sense, the land and its produce belong to everyone. Inafa'maolek, or interdependence, is the key, or central value, in Chamorro culture ... Inafa'maolek depends on a spirit of cooperation and sharing. This is the armature, or core, that everything in Chamorro culture revolves around. It is a powerful concern for mutuality rather than individualism and private property rights."
Maybe Larry will follow freespirit around hoping for tips.[/quote]

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:16 pm

Another form of universal reciprocity.

Guamannites should find the playa somewhat familiar feeling.

Hey hey hey from Guam, USA!

Hey hey hey from Guam, USA!

Guamanian is correct.