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5 Tips to Stay Active During Lockdown

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5 Tips to Stay Active During Lockdown

Today our guest blogger is a personal trainer and coach: Jeremiah Aloalii.  While Jeremiah is based in Melbourne he now offers online training worldwide.  Jeremiah is also offering readers a FREE copy of the Healthy Mindset Guide to smashing your fitness goals. A lot of countries are on lockdown at the moment and research states that being sedentary is bad for your physical and mental health. Staying active during this time is vital for your health (both physically and mentally). Being active can reduce the chance of you getting chronic diseases. Being active can also help with maintaining muscle mass and bone...

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"Muamua Le Atua": The Foundation of a Warrior Nation.

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"Muamua Le Atua": The Foundation of a Warrior Nation.

Today our guest blogger is Plumeria Hahn.  Plumeria is a 21-year-old Samoan advocate for entrepreneurship in the Asian-Pacific Islander community, sharing content on Instagram, her blog, and eventually - YouTube. The past does not define who we are in the present, but our roots do play an immense role in the identity we forge for the future. Throughout the Samoan people's history, it seems that we were primarily known for a few staple characteristics, such as: Wayfinders. We were voyagers who travelled the world by sea and used the stars as our map! How cool is that? Thanks to the...

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Our 5 Favourite Siva Afi Performances

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Our 5 Favourite Siva Afi Performances

To celebrate the launch of Measina Siva Afi School we are sharing our 5 favourite Siva Afi Performances on YouTube today.  If you have any suggestions on performances that we should watch leave a comment below with a link.

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5 Reasons You Child Should Learn a Second Language in Preschool

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5 Reasons You Child Should Learn a Second Language in Preschool

As a child, my father played a lot of Japanese speaking movies for me. Even now the phrases have stuck with me, years and years later. I can still pick out certain words from the language, and remember the meaning.  Here are 5 Reasons Your Child Should Learn a Second Language in Preschool.

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Learn Samoan While you’re on Lockdown

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Learn Samoan While you’re on Lockdown

We are all feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 Virus throughout the world.  Some of us have no toilet paper.  Others have to home school children for four long and tedious weeks while trying to work from home at the same time.  One thing that you can do while bored or tired at home is to learn Samoan. *Note: When you click the links in this post, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Here are some books and videos that will help you learn Samoan while waiting out the COVID-19 Virus.   Here are some...

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