These photos were taken back in 2004 on my home island of Houk in Chuuk State, FSM. Houk Island (formerly, Pulusuk) is where I grew up until I moved away to go to college. I am proud to have been raised on this small remote island in the Pacific where I learned how to be a human being first without the negative effects of a modern world. It’s slowly changing, but the people remain some of the most hospitable human beings in the world. Enjoy!
Vid is an education consultant, web designer, social entrepreneur from Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). He earned his BA in communications from University of Guam, MA in school administration from University of San Francisco, and a Doctor of Education (Ed.D) degree from University of Hawaii at Manoa. Vid lives in Northern California and works at the College of Professional & Global Education at San Jose State University. Previously, he worked at UC Santa Cruz, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Santa Clara University, and Xavier High School in Micronesia.