More observations from Guam

The speedlimit is 45 mph/max -- theoretically. But speeding tickets are rare.

Stop signs appear to be advisory.

There is a strong culture of friendliness in Guam -- even toward strangers. People wave and acknowledge your presence. We've actually received an invitation to a neighborhood party -- just by being regular morning walkers down the same street.

Even though PIBC is pretty small, as colleges go, they take good advantage of their crossroads location to serve a broad spectrum of students. My classes (which were a total delight) included students from Guam, Bangladesh, Yap, Chuuk, China, Palau, the continental US -- and perhaps a few other places.

To my ears Island music most closely resembles country music in the States.

The students have beautiful voices and seem to harmonize very naturally. They sing a lot.

Chamorro Village on Wednesday nights is the happening place with music, dancing, vendors, and food. Cheryl and I shared a large box of BBQ that only cost $5.

Gas is $3.03/gallon everywhere on the island. The price seems to be relatively unaffected by prices stateside. It comes from Singapore.

Milk is ultrapasturized and comes in boxes. There are no dairies on Island so it comes from Australia.

Food prices are generally higher than what we're used to. But both McDonald's and Wendy's maintain the same dollar menus here that you'd find in the States.

Five minutes of rain can cause street flooding.

Many of the large exotic houseplants that we might pay $65 for in the US can be dug up from the jungle behind your house -- for free.

Customer service in the restaurants and stores we've been to has been comparable or even better than what we expect Stateside.

This place gets under the skin pretty quickly.