I just got an email from the mainland. A friend of mine, Crystel Stanford passed away over the weekend. She was injured while riding her bike and passed later on in the ICU. I'd emailed with her before coming out to American Samoa and am glad to have been friends with her since we met at UC Davis. She loved adventure and had a passion for the activities she chose to pursue. Crystel you will be missed.
Part of living on an island is learning to cope with the isolation be being out of touch with the world. This is the first event that has really made me miss some of the constant contact that living on the mainland allows. I just wish it was a lesson learned under better circumstances.
Sorry man, that's really too bad.
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