civilization has not yet reached guam. i'm not going to say that the gaumanese (?) are a primitive people, but a people who have been beaten by mother nature, and have simply given up. when we were last in guam, i had the opportunity to drive around the entire island, and what i found was a bit shocking. the houses that people live in are like squallows. i assume that they once upon a time had nice houses, but the humidity, typhoons, and cockroaches took their toll and the people just said "fuck it". how tiring would it be to build a nice cozy home and then have it destroyed by a storm. a shack would be easier to maintain than a mansion, especially since i can't see what sort of industry guam has other than the tourist. i don't remember seeing factories with billows of smoke, or even a bussiness district. i'm sure they have the usual maintenance workers to keep the power on, the water safe to drink, and the television on 24/7, but i'm pretty sure that's it. they do have both a maxstudio, and a bcbg in the mall, so that's a plus, but other than those two perks, guam is as "deserted island" as giligans'. i'm not sure i would want to live here, but it is definitely cool to visit. i see it as the poor mans hawaii. i hear the diving is better in guam than it is in hawaii, and i take my dive class this weekend, so i'll be sure to fill you in once i'm a card carrying expert. 'till then.......