On Tuesday I decided to go buy a mango. They are incredible and they are just coming into season. So I went to the market. Samoa is riddled with tiny stores (faleoloa) that sell snacks like Twisties (comparable to cheese puffs) or loaves of fresh white bread or sugar, tea, matches, tuna, crackers, oil, onions, ice cakes, and any number of things, differing greatly from store to store, of course, but very few if any will have fresh fruit or vegetables. So instead of going to one of the 4 faleoloa in the 10-minute walk between my house and my school, I go to the market. To get to the market, I take the bus. Not just any bus. The Green Machine. I like this bus. It is the only green bus that comes to my
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